Monday, September 19th 2016
AMD "ZEN" Mobile Chips En Route Q2-2017 Launch
AMD will follow up its Q1-2017 launch of socket AM4 desktop processors and APUs based on the "ZEN" microarchitecture, with single-chip mobile processors and APUs in the following quarter, according to an Expreview report. These solutions could take advantage of the fact that "ZEN" CPUs and APUs completely integrate platform core-logic (chipsets), even though on the desktop platform, AMD is launching the A320, B350, and X370 chipsets to expand connectivity given out by the SoCs.
With requirements for fewer M.2, SATA, and USB 3.0 ports on mobile platforms such as notebooks, designs that completely do away with the chipset should theoretically be possible, and the company could use this to score design wins. Intel currently offers CPU and PCH on single packages, as multi-chip modules (MCMs).
Source:
Expreview
With requirements for fewer M.2, SATA, and USB 3.0 ports on mobile platforms such as notebooks, designs that completely do away with the chipset should theoretically be possible, and the company could use this to score design wins. Intel currently offers CPU and PCH on single packages, as multi-chip modules (MCMs).
28 Comments on AMD "ZEN" Mobile Chips En Route Q2-2017 Launch
Read that last paragraph/lines a couple times. I am not even sure what that means. What are the requirements for M.2, SATA, and USB 3.0 ports currently? And what new requirements are being put in place? Are there even "requirements" for, say, 3x M.2 ports currently? And who changed these requirements? And to what number? Or are requirements not requirements at all and just blah blah design options?
Because, let's face it, while intel grew complacent and performance on the desktop has plateaued for 5+ years, on the mobile front some amazing advancements have taken place. I have an unpretentious CPU that only sips 15W and delivers enough punch to run everything you need for internet browsing, text editing and even programming without breaking much of a sweat.
As for the article I'm waiting patiently for these new Zen CPU/APU's hoping they meet my expectations.
It has nothing to do with aesthetics but with the CPU architecture adoption...This is just confusing English. The author means "demand", as in " the industry demands less extraneous interfaces" in order, I presume, to cut down licencing fees, manufacturing costs, weight, improve battery life, etc...
In other words: one interface bus to rule them all (for external), and another one for internals.Don't think Scorpio is Zen-based. It's a rehash of the Jaguar CPU but now with RX480-class graphics and some performance tweaks.
GG Intel
Edit:This Zen is hard to play :)))
Scorpio will be Zen based and use the same 'OS wrapper' emulation used by Xbox One, for its backwards compatibility.
But planning on getting one at this point is pretty pointless. Especially with AMD having a proven track record of under delivering each time they keep performance numbers close to their chests. There are signs out there that Zen may be different, but that's all we have at this point: signs.
I'm sure intel will win efficiency on mobile, but their prices are stupid. A good performing APU will wipe the floor in sales for anyone with a brain. Not to mention the graphics power increase should be substantial.