AMD is changing the model numbers of its mobile processors with a new naming system designed to better describe a chip’s release year, architecture, TDP, etc.
It will start in 2023 and move forward. AMD’s new naming system consists of four digits and at least one letter and is unchanged from the existing system. However, Robert Hallock, AMD’s technical director of marketing, said: wrote in a blog postThat”[o]The current naming system for Ryzen mobile processors has ended. We couldn’t keep up with the influx of new SOCs in the new categories we were developing. “
The short answer here is that higher numbers mean more powerful processors. However, if you want to dig deeper, each number has meaning.
In this system, the first digit represents the year the chip was released. The next-generation 7000-series processors will be in the 2023 system, followed by the 8000-series in 2024. The second number details the product line from Athlo Silver (1) to Ryzen 9 (9). There are some doublings there. For example, an x8xx processor could be Ryzen 7 or 9, but x7xx is also Ryzen 7 and x9xx is Ryzen 9.
The third number is the architecture. For example, the number “5” uses Zen 5 and “4” uses Zen 4. The last digit is either 0 or 5, small or large model. This is important when the architecture number does not specify different versions of the architecture, like Zen 3 and Zen 3+. The letter (or letter) refers to TDP and ranges from fanless ‘e’ series at 9W to HX at 55W and above. I’ve included AMD’s full graphics above.
That third digit may be the most important to many. You can use two 7000 series chips, one with Zen 1 and one with Zen 4. This is an important number to look for when buying a laptop.
In this case, a hypothetical Ryzen 9 7955HX would be the most powerful 2023 mobile processor with Zen 5 and a TDP of over 55W, but you could still use the slightly underpowered Ryzen 9 7955HS. It’s easy to see how this goes forward.
This is also a way to determine to some extent which newer series of CPUs a processor fits into. AMD is making these changes ahead of the launch of ‘Mendocino’, which it says is for ‘everyday computing’. It uses Zen 2 processes, as the name suggests. This reaches 7045 in the “Dragon Range”.
Hallock writes that the new naming scheme is “smoke tested…for a five-year time horizon.” However, his desktop processor remains unchanged and has remained unchanged since Ryzen launched with his 1000 series.
