With laptops, OEM deals matter a lot more than with desktop CPU's. Here's to hoping that OEMs don't gimp their Ryzen models with worse screens, smaller batteries and slower, single-channel Ram as they are wont to do.
I'm excite for my next laptop to have a Ryzen, depending on benchmarks of course.
@cgartenberg
I think you are muddling some things... There are Ryzen processors in the 2000, 3000, and 4000 series that use the tech from the prior generation.
The 3200g for example, is a Zen+ (12nm) processor in the 3000 series...
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There are also Zen2 processors in the 3000 series. The processors you are referring to are Zen2 (7nm) processors that are in the 4000 series, that will land ahead of Zen3 (7nm+) later in the year... the article doesn't clearly explain this.
Mobile processors are always one generation behind. Mobile Ryzen 2000 was Zen, mobile ryzen 3000 was Zen+ and mobile ryzen 4000 will be Zen 2 (while Desktop ryzen 4000 will be Zen 3).
The reason for this is that it takes more engendering effort to always add the igpu to the platform.
I understand the why... Of course releasing what is a 4000 series as say a 3250X and aligning them, then releasing the number with tech would help... in any case, the point is the article muddles the details and makes it sound like these new 4000 series are better than the existing higher end 3000 series, and may mislead readers who don't know the difference.
the thing is those 4000 cpus are really 3000 ones. intels laptops are always 1 gen ahead. amds laptop is always one gen behind. its kinda annoying. granted zen 2 (or 3000) was a good architecture so it should compete nicely but I would expect intel to actually be more efficient still because its newer.
The core architecture is totally irrelevant. They took the previous generation core, improved the process, made various tweaks, ran it at a different clock speed and within a different thermal and TDP envelope, and everything else that entails. Laptops have different requirements that need to be considered. Taking a mature part they understand well gives them room and understanding to make necessary tweaks.
The reality is those changes take time, it's not like they took a Ryzen 3700X, dropped it onto a smaller package and called it a day. If that were the case I'd imagine they'd have released it alongside...
Sure, they still should have called it the Ryzen 3000.
The mistake was made during the Ryzen 1000. they called the APUs (CPU with graphics) Ryzen but the CPU cores were not even Zen.
I know that it takes more then putting another name on to create these CPUs. But since they have the same Architecture they should be in the same generation.
Intel's 10th Gen naming annoys me as well. 10nm and 14nm CPUs all under the same naming scheme. The only reason to do this is to confuse uninformed customers.
The core part of it is unchanged.
All CPUs with the Zen2 Architecture are made out of the exact same 8 Core die. Ryzen, Threadripper and Epyc. And that is one of the big advantages that AMD currently has compared to Intel. Take a look at the pictures. The CPU actually consists of 3 Parts: CPU, GPU, Interconnect.
What's new with this CPU is the GPU Die that is soldered right next to the CPU and the interconnect chip that combines CPU and GPU.
These APUs are all single-die parts combining both the CPU and GPU cores, along with the IO, onto the one die. They share that die across the entire 4000-zeries APU lineup though.
I'm excite for my next laptop to have a Ryzen, depending on benchmarks of course.