AMD has made us exclusively unveiled for Spain what will be, from now on, the nomenclature that will continue in the name of their RYZEN processors for laptops. Currently, a nomenclature is used that begins with the processor range (Ryzen5, Ryzen 7, etc.) followed by a number that increases as we go to more modern generations and higher-end models. However, this way of naming processors leaves some information behind, such as the architecture used.
In general, each new generation uses a specific architecture, but in the laptop processor market there are cases where several architectures coexist, and with the new AMD nomenclature it will be easier to identify them. Hereinafter, Ryzen processors will use each digit and letter of their name to indicate some of the characteristics:
- The first number will refer to the generation and the year of release, for example “7” for 2023 and “8” for 2024.
- The second number will be the range and will maintain a system similar to the current one in that position, with 3 and 4 for Ryzen 3, 5 and 6 for Ryzen 5, 7 and 8 for Ryzen 7, and 8 and the 9 for Ryzen 9.
- The third number will indicate the architecture, thus, the number 2 will represent Zen2, the 3 to Zen3 and Zen3+, the 4 Zen 4, etc.
- The fourth number will be either 0 or 5, and will represent whether the processor is a normal variant (0), or the highest of the range (5).
- Finally, in fifth place we will have a letter that will represent the TDP and devices that will integrate the processor:
- e: 9W
- U: From 15 to 28W.
- C: From 15 to 28W for Chromebooks.
- HS: 35W.
- H: 45W.
- HZ: More than 55W.
Therefore, if we imagine a so-called processor like the AMD Ryzen 9 7950HX with Zen 4with this new nomenclature would be the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX.
The new nomenclature of the AMD Ryzen for laptops offers more information in the name
Although this new nomenclature may seem a bit confusing at first, if we look closely we now have the possibility of know a lot of information about a processor just by knowing its model, including details such as architecture, year, range and TDP.
For example, we will be able to know if a new generation processor is a “rehash” based on a previous architecture. Imagine, for example, the launch of the low-power Ryzen 5000U. Back then we had models like the Ryzen 7 5800U or Ryzen 5600U based on Zen 3, but also models like the Ryzen 7 5700U based on the older Zen 2 architecture, without being able to tell them apart by model name. With this new nomenclature, the 5800U would hypothetically become Ryzen 7 5830U (where the 3 indicates Zen3), while the 5700 would become Ryzen 7 5720U (where the 2 indicates Zen 2).
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