What you need to know
- AMD announced its lineup of Ryzen PRO 5000 Mobile processors today.
- The processors are built for business and include features for security and management.
- There are three processors in the lineup; the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U.
There are three new processors in the lineup, the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U, Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U. Each processor is built on a 7nm node and has a 15W TSP. That 15W figure is especially notable when comparing the chips to competition from Intel, which includes 28W processors. AMD compared the Ryzen 7 PRO with the Intel Core i7-1185G7, which has a 28W TDP when announcing the new chips.
The AMD PRO chips also compete with Intel's vPro processors in four areas highlighted by AMD; software stability planning, long-term availability, more intense quality control, and long-term validation.
Here are the specifics of the processors, all of which are built on AMD's Zen 3 architecture.
| CPU | Cores | Threads | Base/Boost Clock | Cache | Node | TDP | Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U | 4 | 8 | 2.6GHz (4.0GHz) | 10MB | 7nm | 15W | Zen 3 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U | 6 | 12 | 2.3GHz (4.2GHz) | 19MB | 7nm | 15W | Zen 3 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U | 8 | 16 | 1.9GHz (4.4GHz) | 20MB | 7nm | 15W | Zen 3 |
The new Ryzen PRO 5000 Mobile CPUs should deliver long battery life and rigid security. They feature AMD Shadow Stack, are Secured Core PCs, and have FIPS 140-3 certification.
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