PassMark CPU Mark evaluates processor speed through complex mathematical computations. It provides a reliable metric to compare multi-core performance, where higher scores indicate faster processing for multitasking, gaming, and heavy workloads.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, productivity performance, platform differences, power efficiency, pricing context, and upgrade path so you can see which CPU actually makes more sense.

Ryzen 5 7520U

2022

Why buy it

✅Better for gaming: +14.0% higher average FPS across 4 shared CPU benchmark tests.
✅Draws 15W instead of 85W, a 70W reduction.
✅Newer platform on FT6 with DDR5 support instead of LGA3647 and DDR4.
✅100+% more PCIe lanes (4 vs 0) for storage and expansion-heavy builds.
✅Integrated graphics onboard with Radeon 610M, while Xeon Silver 4108 needs a discrete GPU.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark (9,063 vs 9,177).
❌Smaller total L3 cache (4 MB vs 11 MB).
❌Less compelling for workstation-style loads than Xeon Silver 4108, which brings 8 cores / 16 threads.

Xeon Silver 4108

2017

Why buy it

✅+1.3% higher PassMark.
✅+175% larger total L3 cache (11 MB vs 4 MB).
✅Better for workstations and heavier parallel workloads: 8 cores / 16 threads.

Trade-offs

❌Worse for gaming: lower average FPS than Ryzen 5 7520U across 4 shared CPU benchmark tests.
❌Launch MSRP is still $417 MSRP, while Ryzen 5 7520U mostly shows up through inconsistent older-market listings.
❌466.7% higher power demand at 85W vs 15W.
❌Older platform position on LGA3647 with DDR4, while Ryzen 5 7520U moves to FT6 and DDR5.
❌No integrated graphics, while Ryzen 5 7520U can still boot and troubleshoot without a discrete GPU.

Ryzen 5 7520U

2022

Xeon Silver 4108

2017

Why buy it

✅Better for gaming: +14.0% higher average FPS across 4 shared CPU benchmark tests.
✅Draws 15W instead of 85W, a 70W reduction.
✅Newer platform on FT6 with DDR5 support instead of LGA3647 and DDR4.
✅100+% more PCIe lanes (4 vs 0) for storage and expansion-heavy builds.
✅Integrated graphics onboard with Radeon 610M, while Xeon Silver 4108 needs a discrete GPU.

Why buy it

✅+1.3% higher PassMark.
✅+175% larger total L3 cache (11 MB vs 4 MB).
✅Better for workstations and heavier parallel workloads: 8 cores / 16 threads.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark (9,063 vs 9,177).
❌Smaller total L3 cache (4 MB vs 11 MB).
❌Less compelling for workstation-style loads than Xeon Silver 4108, which brings 8 cores / 16 threads.

Trade-offs

❌Worse for gaming: lower average FPS than Ryzen 5 7520U across 4 shared CPU benchmark tests.
❌Launch MSRP is still $417 MSRP, while Ryzen 5 7520U mostly shows up through inconsistent older-market listings.
❌466.7% higher power demand at 85W vs 15W.
❌Older platform position on LGA3647 with DDR4, while Ryzen 5 7520U moves to FT6 and DDR5.
❌No integrated graphics, while Ryzen 5 7520U can still boot and troubleshoot without a discrete GPU.

Quick Answers

So, is Ryzen 5 7520U better than Xeon Silver 4108?

Not in a simple one-size-fits-all way. Xeon Silver 4108 makes more sense for workstation-style multi-core throughput, while Ryzen 5 7520U is the better mainstream desktop choice for gaming, platform cost, and day-to-day practicality.

Which one is better for streaming, content creation, and heavy multitasking?

For streaming, content creation, and heavier multitasking, Xeon Silver 4108 is the better fit. You are getting 1.3% better PassMark, backed by 8 cores and 16 threads. It also carries the larger cache pool with 175% larger total L3 cache (11 MB vs 4 MB).

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper CPU?

Ryzen 5 7520U is still the faster CPU overall, but Xeon Silver 4108 makes more sense if price matters more than absolute performance. Ryzen 5 7520U is at an unclear MSRP at unclear MSRP versus $417 MSRP, and it gives you a 14.0% average FPS lead across 4 shared CPU game tests in our data. The trade-off is that Xeon Silver 4108 is still stronger for heavier multi-core work with 1.3% better PassMark. Xeon Silver 4108 is also 100.0% better value on MSRP (22.0 vs 0.0 PassMark/$), which is why it is easier to justify for price-conscious builds on paper.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Ryzen 5 7520U is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer CPU generation (2022 vs 2017) and a healthier platform with FT6 and DDR5 instead of LGA3647. That should give you a better long-term upgrade path for motherboard, RAM, and future CPU swaps.

Games Benchmarks

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Ryzen 5 7520U Benchmark Check

Xeon Silver 4108 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
1080p
low	170 FPS	169 FPS
medium	135 FPS	134 FPS
high	108 FPS	108 FPS
ultra	86 FPS	87 FPS
1440p
low	143 FPS	138 FPS
medium	112 FPS	107 FPS
high	90 FPS	85 FPS
ultra	72 FPS	68 FPS
4K
low	76 FPS	65 FPS
medium	64 FPS	54 FPS
high	51 FPS	43 FPS
ultra	40 FPS	34 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
1080p
low	227 FPS	124 FPS
medium	227 FPS	110 FPS
high	204 FPS	103 FPS
ultra	175 FPS	82 FPS
1440p
low	227 FPS	110 FPS
medium	199 FPS	100 FPS
high	181 FPS	93 FPS
ultra	154 FPS	75 FPS
4K
low	174 FPS	91 FPS
medium	153 FPS	84 FPS
high	127 FPS	75 FPS
ultra	107 FPS	58 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
1080p
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	227 FPS	229 FPS
1440p
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	227 FPS	229 FPS
4K
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	219 FPS	229 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
1080p
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	227 FPS	229 FPS
1440p
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	227 FPS	229 FPS
4K
low	227 FPS	229 FPS
medium	227 FPS	229 FPS
high	227 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	227 FPS	229 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 5 7520U and Xeon Silver 4108

Ryzen 5 7520U

The Ryzen 5 7520U is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 20 September 2022 (3 years ago). It is based on the Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) architecture. It features 4 cores and 8 threads. Base frequency is 2.8 GHz, with boost up to 4.3 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 6 nm process technology. Socket: FT6. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 9,063 points. Launch price was $149.

Xeon Silver 4108

The Xeon Silver 4108 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 11 July 2017 (8 years ago). It is based on the Skylake (server) (2017−2018) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 1.8 GHz, with boost up to 3 GHz. L3 cache: 11 MB. L2 cache: 8 MB. Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: LGA3647. Thermal design power (TDP): 85 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2400. Passmark benchmark score: 9,177 points. Launch price was $417.

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Processing Power

The Ryzen 5 7520U packs 4 cores / 8 threads, while the Xeon Silver 4108 offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Xeon Silver 4108 has 4 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.3 GHz on the Ryzen 5 7520U versus 3 GHz on the Xeon Silver 4108 — a 35.6% clock advantage for the Ryzen 5 7520U (base: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). The Ryzen 5 7520U uses the Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) architecture (6 nm), while the Xeon Silver 4108 uses Skylake (server) (2017−2018) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 5 7520U scores 9,063 against the Xeon Silver 4108's 9,177 — a 1.3% lead for the Xeon Silver 4108. L3 cache: 4 MB (total) on the Ryzen 5 7520U vs 11 MB on the Xeon Silver 4108.

Feature	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
Cores / Threads	4 / 8	8 / 16+100%
Boost Clock	4.3 GHz+43%	3 GHz
Base Clock	2.8 GHz+56%	1.8 GHz
L3 Cache	4 MB (total)	11 MB+175%
L2 Cache	512 kB (per core)	8 MB+1500%
Process	6 nm-57%	14 nm
Architecture	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
PassMark	9,063	9,177+1%
Cinebench R23 Multi	4,527	—
Geekbench 6 Single	797	—
Geekbench 6 Multi	2,744	—

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Memory & Platform

The Ryzen 5 7520U uses the FT6 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Xeon Silver 4108 uses LGA3647 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Ryzen 5 7520U	Xeon Silver 4108
Socket	FT6	LGA3647
PCIe Generation	PCIe 4.0+33%	PCIe 3.0
Max RAM Speed	LPDDR5-5500	—
Max RAM Capacity	16 GB	—
RAM Channels	2	—
ECC Support	No	—
PCIe Lanes	4	—

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Advanced Features

Virtualization: AMD-V (Ryzen 5 7520U) / not specified (Xeon Silver 4108). The Ryzen 5 7520U includes integrated graphics (Radeon 610M), while the Xeon Silver 4108 requires a dedicated GPU.