If there is something the new generation of AMD processors will bring, it is a different diagnostic system, all under the same series and with a very clear purpose: to stop consumer confusion.
This sounds great, as the Ryzen 5ooo and Ryzen 5000U will now only differ from their standard laptop tag line. But contrary to what we may think, there will be an internal division that removes all that is said: Ryzen 5000U will be Zen 2 and Zen 3.
AMD Ryzen 5000U: light and shade for laptops
As with any ecosystem, any user expects an improvement in the performance of these new CPUs and while it is true that there will be a clean IPC, the refinement of these new APUs leaves a lot of lights and shadows.
First, we will have two different main structures that will be in line with the development (or not) of the main construction. Therefore, the Cezanne APU will be Zen 3, while those under Lucienne will come below Zen 2. The problem is that the split APUs from the bottom up, that is, the lower APUs will not be Lucienne and the High End will not be Cezanne, because there will be both models Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7, which can confuse the consumer when the benefits are not equal.
In addition, all APUs keep the Vega GPU from the previous series, where the upgrade will lie, if any, at high frequency. With that said, let’s see what we can expect in terms of rumors and open data:
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
- Zen 2 Lucienne
- 4 cores / 8 strands
- 2.6 GHz base (100 MHz drop)
- Upgrade to 3.85 GHz (150 MHz expansion)
- 6 CU at 1.5 GHz (+1 CU, 100 MHz increase)
- 4 MB L3 repository
- 10-25 W cTDP
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
- IZen 3 Cezanne
- 4 cores / 8 strands
- 2.6 GHz base
- Upgrade to 4.0 GHz
- 6 CU at 1.6 GHz
- 8MB L3 repository
- 10-25 W cTDP
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Zen 2 Lucienne
- 6 cores / 12 fibers
- 2.1 GHz base (200 MHz boost)
- Upgrade to 4.0 GHz
- 7 CU @ 1.8 GHz (+1 CU, 300 MHz frequency)
- 8MB L3 repository
- 10-25 W cTDP
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
- IZen 3 Cezanne
- 6 cores / 12 fibers
- 2.3 GHz base (200 MHz boost)
- 4.2 GHz boost (200 MHz boost)
- 7 CU @ 1.8 GHz (+1 CU, 300 MHz frequency)
- 12MB L3 repository (4MB extension)
- 10-25 W cTDP
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
- Zen 2 Lucienne
- 8 cores / 16 threads
- 1.8 GHz base (200 MHz boost)
- 4.3 GHz boost (200 MHz boost)
- 8 CU at 1.9 GHz (+1 CU, 300 MHz increase)
- 8MB L3 repository
- 10-25 W cTDP
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
- IZen 3 Cezanne
- 8 cores / 16 threads
- 2.0 GHz base (200 MHz boost)
- 4.4 GHz Boost (200 MHz booster)
- 8 CU @ 2.0 GHz (250 MHz frequency)
- 16MB L3 repository (8MB extension)
- 10-25 W cTDP
As we can see, improvements compared to the previous series are still being distributed in a curious way, where both facilities receive updates that maintain the same cTDP between 10 and 25 watts. If this specification is confirmed, many users may fall into the trap of buying an APU thinking it is part of the Zen 3 construction, but it is not.
The name Ryzen 5000 means integration and performance, but while this is true, the past has questions about these Ryzen 5000U. In addition, the company will have a serious goal of being able to increase the demand for laptops, which are still owned by Intel, while AMD appears to have major problems providing models under its premises.
