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2021 AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 Mobile: Zen 3 and Cezanne for Notebooks
performance, and so with the new mobile processor they’ve combined the two four-core complexes into a all the low hanging fruit ideas just to get off
single eight-core complex, then doubled the amount of cache, enabling each processor to have access to all t… https://t.co/QgAkbZU9Y2
the cache on the CPU at the same time. IanCutress: @lawconflicts @gavbon86 Yeah,
a dead 1TB drive. If you plug it in it just gets
These cache updates work in line with core updates that the Zen 3 core microarchitecture provides. We’ve hotter and hotter and hotter
covered the Zen 3 microarchitecture in our desktop processor review, which you can read here. Just replace
IanCutress: #hatersgonnahate
the L3 cache numbers with 16 MB to get a sense of what the mobile processors will have.
#potatoesgonnapotate Courtesy @gavbon86
For graphics, there are no updates moving from Ryzen 4000 to Ryzen 5000, and we still have eight compute https://t.co/MZDVbA34pI

units of Vega-era design. This will be a bit of a frustration for a few users that may have been hoping for some IanCutress: @aschilling From
RDNA2 level updates to push performance along, especially with the added efficiency and performance gains https://t.co/S6SsL5Fuuf x8 DMI is Z590 only,
that an RDNA2 design should have possibly brought to the table. The simple matter here is that when AMD forgot to clarify https://t.co/AbdWynF40v
put Vega on its Ryzen 4000 Mobile in 7nm, the efficiency was increased enough that enabled sustained RyanSmithAT: @IanCutress It's kind of in the
development and kept AMD on cadence for its next generation. We’re at a stage now where AMD might wrong direction. But if they have it scheduled
consider updating the CPU/GPU on its APUs in alternate years, if that keeps the rate of product releases in right after Computex...
line with its other designs. andreif7: @JeffSmith888 @FPiednoel
@TheKanter @trav_downs
@DominikLiberda @bitmagicio
@thecomp1ler @lemire You never caught
m… https://t.co/xWzYMhYTzX

andreif7: @stuntpants It's an important step

to actually admit you're behind and Apple
has the better products to actually move
forward.

RyanSmithAT: @nicklmg @LinusTech Poor

AnandTech? Poor Intel! They let Ian
interview their CEO, and then he's made
redundant days… https://t.co/6O0lKcdUWo

RyanSmithAT: Qualcomm buys Nuvia. Intel

gets Pat Gelsinger back to lead the
company. And we're still in the middle of
CES. It's… https://t.co/9PVOvj7SrE

RyanSmithAT: RT @anandtech: Breaking

News: Qualcomm to acquire NUVIA,
significantly strengthening the company's
CPU design talent, with possible large…
For additional connectivity, we expect the Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors to also keep the same as the
RyanSmithAT: @DoctorWho1975
previous generation: eight lanes of PCIe 3.0, support for NVMe and SATA, and DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-
@anandtech Depends on the price of
4266. Again, leveraging the previous generation design helps AMD’s generational time-to-market (something Ethereum at the time, I reckon
that AMD has been saying it needs to keep track to), but we do perhaps expect updates next time around.
ganeshts: @owentparsons @karolgrudzinski
While we don’t have a Ryzen 5000 Mobile silicon die on hand (something we lose by not having a physical @anandtech The LAN port on the far right is
a 2.5Gbps one.
CES event this year, but totally understandable), because the Zen 3 cores are slightly larger than the Zen 2
cores, overall the die size of Ryzen 5000 Mobile should be slightly bigger. This should not have much of an ganeshts: Thanks to @crambob for the
effect on designs, depending on how the packages arrange their pin-out design. Given the similarities, it is opportunity to discuss my thoughts on
possible for the pin-out to be identical to the previous generation. performance evaluation of various computing
aspect… https://t.co/QsynLxMfFx
All of AMD’s Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors (3 exceptions, listed below) are binned from this one silicon die
ganeshts: Plenty of Wi-Fi 6 routers with
design. similar features makes it tough for new
market entrants to differentiate. The
Ryzen 5000 Mobile, H-Series: H, HS, and new HX QHora-… https://t.co/lPUNpN2ug9

AMD’s top tier mobile parts are all in the H-series. Traditionally these processors are listed with a TDP of 45 ganeshts: @mguthaus Nice configuration!
W, however last year we saw AMD experimenting with a newer 35 W category called ‘HS’. This year AMD is Curious about the intended use-case(s) /
again introducing a new level called ‘HX’ for its overclocking models, going above the standard H-series TDP. number of parallel jobs. I've always found i…
https://t.co/2qGkXGKhfv

AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile: H-Series ganeshts: @davezatz I am curious about the
total area of the roof, the cost (inclusive of
AnandTech Cores Base Boost TDP Zen the Powerwalls), and the lead time…
Threads Freq Freq https://t.co/Xx4vky7YCq

Ryzen 9 5980HX 8C / 16T 3300 4800 45W+ Zen3

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Ryzen 9 5980HS 8C / 16T 3000 4800 35W Zen3

Ryzen 9 5900HX 8C / 16T 3300 4600 45W+ Zen3

Ryzen 9 5900HS 8C / 16T 3000 4600 35W Zen3

Ryzen 7 5800H 8C / 16T 3200 4400 45W Zen3

Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C / 16T 2800 4400 35W Zen3

Ryzen 5 5600H 6C / 12T 3300 4200 45W Zen3

Ryzen 5 5600HS 6C / 12T 3000 4200 35W Zen3

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These two series, HS and HX, represent different strategies for AMD. Last year when HS was introduced,
AMD stated that these 35 W models were special, requiring system design approval from AMD in order to
have access to them, as they enabled the same base and turbo frequencies but at a much better efficiency
point. This year that distinction seems to have dropped away a bit, with the HS models now simply giving the
same turbo but lower base frequency than the standard H. Note that the change in TDP, from 45 W to 35 W,
in the various TDP modes, typically relates to changes in base frequency, so in that instance AMD is more
aligned with what the market is used to.

For HX, this changes AMD’s offering. Overclockable models in laptops isn’t necessarily new (Intel has done it
for years), but AMD has taken the detail to explain that the TDP is raised to a ‘45W+’ design for these parts.
This allows the OEM partners to ultimately define their TDP level, and have the sustained base frequency
increased match expectations for the hardware it is built for. This means that desktop-replacement devices
can fully turbo up to 65 W (or higher?) as needed, rather than those OEMs having to reply on building a
socketed platform in a portable chassis.

Users might also note that the Ryzen 9 processors here do not have traditional H series parts. Because the
mobile market is always a bit odd in its numbering scheme, the Ryzen 7 5800H takes that role, because it still
has eight cores. If OEMs want the Ryzen 9 branding, they either have to build something sleeker for a 35W
HS, or something beefier for the 45W+ HX.

AMD is advertising the Ryzen 9 5980HS as the best processor for portable gaming performance, whereas the
Ryzen 9 5980HX as the best mobile processor for gaming. AMD showcases the 35 W model as scoring 600+
in Cinebench R20, in line with the desktop Zen 3 processors launched last year.

Ryzen 5000 Mobile: U Series (not all Zen 3)

The U-series portfolio is where AMD’s processor cycle updates cause a bit of bother. In a normal product
cycle, we expect everything to be upgraded from the older to the newer, however this time around AMD is
mixing and matching the U-series 15 W products between Zen 2 and Zen 3. So while there are new Zen 3
hardware options at 15 W, some of these processors are simply re-badges of Ryzen 4000 Mobile instead.

AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile: U-Series

AnandTech Cores Base Boost TDP Zen

Threads Freq Freq
Zen3

Ryzen 7 5800U 8C / 16T 1900 4400 15W Zen3

Ryzen 5 5600U 6C / 12T 2300 4200 15W Zen3

Zen2

Ryzen 7 5700U 8C / 16T 1800 4300 15W Zen2

Ryzen 5 5500U 6C / 12T 2100 4000 15W Zen2

Ryzen 3 5300U 4C / 8T 2600 3800 15W Zen2

The top processor is the Ryzen 7 5800U, which is Zen 3, and there is also a Ryzen 5 5600U, which is also
Zen 3. However, the others are Zen 2 based, using the same Renoir die as Ryzen 4000 Mobile.

Reasons for offering a re-badge can be confusing. Normally it is done to appease OEM partners that have a
singular design and want to get the benefit of the latest generation nomenclature but not have the expense of

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