In this article, we will talk about AMD Ryzen 7045HX in passing, which is still a desktop AMD Ryzen 7950X transferred to a portable environment, which shows that the differentiation between laptop and desktop processors is not as necessary as it made me think. so far.
The Secret of AMD Ryzen 7045HX and Its Speed Boost
At first glance the AMD Ryzen 7045HX for laptops looks like a Ryzen 9 7950X for desktops, both have 2 CCDs with 8 cores with Zen 4 architecture per chip, for a total of 16 and a multithreading capability of 32 Also, both have a disjoint configuration of the same type, but the difference is that the desktop chip has a TDP of up to 170W, more than double the 55-75W achieved by the laptop version. .
Clock speeds? The problem is that the manufacturer didn’t give the base clock speed of their most powerful laptop chip, what they gave was Boost speeds, which mark much higher efficiency in this direction during this period. Which makes us wonder. How come Lisa Su doesn’t release this efficient chip for socket AM5? Technically, it’s because they cheat solitaire and it’s something both CPU manufacturers have been doing for a long time, especially in laptop models.
Is a range of universal processors possible?
We have to underst and that Boost or Turbo speed is achieved by a processor for a very short period of time and then returns to the original speed. The pitfall of any chipmaker is that they mark how fast they can achieve, but they don’t mark how long said acceleration lasts. This allows them to say that a chip with a TDP of 55 W has a speed close to that of 170 W. Facing the gallery, they are not lying, but they do not know that the period in the laptop chip is shorter for avoid heat build-up. In other words, this mechanism allows desktop chips to be installed in laptops and gaming workstations without undue commitment in this regard.
The Ryzen 7045HX shouldn’t be the only one in its category
If AMD moved its chip from laptop to desktop, then it would have to adapt it to socket AM5 power specifications, which would allow for much higher power consumption and longer boost periods. We must start from the fact that it is the thermal conditions of the PC that really decide its lifespan. As soon as the temperature sensors detect a key temperature, the whole process of speed and voltage drop takes place.
Therefore, applying Occam’s razor, the answer is simple, both processors are identical and that brings us to another question. Why doesn’t Lisa Su release her BGA desktop processors for laptops as well? Let’s face it, while the integrated graphics card is better than the competition, it’s not good enough. And we say this for gaming laptops, let’s not forget that these are limited by the smallest amount of L3 cache available in the processor.
Come to think of it we would all love to see an AMD Ryzen 7700X or even 7800X3D for laptops it’s something that can be done and with it they would have the most powerful processor for workstations and laptops What’s more, a good part of the limited resources of the Radeon Technology Group would not be devoted to an iGPU that is too powerful for some and paradoxically too little for others.
A range to beat them all
Thus, the best thing for AMD would be to forget once and for all to make a range of chips for portables differentiated from that of desktop. With the integration of a small GPU in the IOD of the Ryzen 7000 by chiplets, it is clear that to have something decent in the form of a gaming laptop, you end up having to install a dedicated graphics card. on the map. The move is easy to understand, NVIDIA has a huge dominance in gaming laptops due to the fact that its chips are married to Intel CPUs that have next to zero graphics capability, forcing its inclusion for even the toughest tasks. simple.
Lisa Su’s company, on the other hand, offers a high-performance integrated GPU that allows it to be used for simple eSports games and avoids the need for a more powerful dedicated model. This maneuver has been wrong so far, due to the fact that anyone buying a laptop with a Ryzen 4000, 5000, 6000 or 7000 laptops other than the 7045HX probably doesn’t come with a dedicated graphics card. and is considered a product unsuitable for its main function.
In other words, for AMD, it would be much better to have a universal line of processors, with variants for laptops and desktops. Which would mean that they could spread their profits much better and especially that their APU would not be a kick in the foot. Your current strategy just isn’t working.
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