Core i3-1315UE vs Ryzen 5 7520U

The Core i3-1315UE packs 6 cores / 8 threads, while the Ryzen 5 7520U offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Core i3-1315UE has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.5 GHz on the Core i3-1315UE versus 4.3 GHz on the Ryzen 5 7520U — a 4.5% clock advantage for the Core i3-1315UE (base: 1.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Core i3-1315UE uses the Raptor Lake-U (2023) architecture (10 nm), while the Ryzen 5 7520U uses Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) (6 nm). In PassMark, the Core i3-1315UE scores 9,003 against the Ryzen 5 7520U's 9,063 — a 0.7% lead for the Ryzen 5 7520U. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 2,000 vs 797, a 86% lead for the Core i3-1315UE that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 2,100 vs 2,744 (26.6% advantage for the Ryzen 5 7520U). L3 cache: 10 MB (total) on the Core i3-1315UE vs 4 MB (total) on the Ryzen 5 7520U.

The Core i3-1315UE uses the FCBGA1744 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Ryzen 5 7520U uses FT6 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR5-5200 memory speed. The Core i3-1315UE supports up to 96 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 142.9% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 20 (Core i3-1315UE) vs 4 (Ryzen 5 7520U) — the Core i3-1315UE offers 16 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Raptor Lake-U (Core i3-1315UE) and FT6 (Ryzen 5 7520U).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Core i3-1315UE) vs AMD-V (Ryzen 5 7520U). Both include integrated graphics — Intel UHD Graphics (Core i3-1315UE) and Radeon 610M (Ryzen 5 7520U) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i3-1315UE targets Mainstream Laptop.