Zen 3 APU Refresh for 2022

One of many key components to how processor portfolios will evolve transferring ahead includes mixing and matching present technology and former technology elements utilizing the advantages of (supposedly) cheaper older processors benefiting from economies of scale. It’s been no secret, for instance, that beneath $300, AMD recommends its earlier technology {hardware} on the desktop. On the Pocket book nonetheless, together with the launch this week of next-generation {hardware}, AMD additionally launched updates to the earlier technology beneath the heading of ‘Barcelo’.

These new 2022 Barcelo APUs are minor updates to the 2021 Cezanne APUs. They use the identical Zen 3 cores, are constructed on the identical TSMC 7nm course of, have the identical PCIe 3 and DDR4/LP4X help, and use the identical socket. These are simply refined for voltage, frequency, and energy based mostly on buyer requests.

For instance, the brand new Ryzen 7 5825U is +100 MHz on base and turbo frequencies, however loses 200 MHz on graphics. Just about each processor is barely elevated on CPU, barely regressed on GPU, and it appears to be like like that is what AMD’s prospects need.

The primary laptop computer with a Barcelo processor that got here throughout our inboxes is the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED. That is up to date from the 2021 model, utilizing the Ryzen 7 5825U with 16 GB of LPDDR4X-4266, 1 TB of PCIe 3.0 SSD, a 14-inch 2880×1800 show with 90 Hz and 100% DCI-P3, and HDR500 certification. It additionally comes with two USB 3.2 Gen2 Kind-C ports, a Kind-A port, an audio combo jack, an HDMI 2.0 output, and microSD. The touchpad doubles as a quantity pad as effectively, and it comes with a 180º hinge and a 75 Wh battery. The Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402) is due on market in Q2.