Wednesday, August 5th 2020
AMD Introduces Two New 6 W Dual Core Zen Processors
AMD has quietly added two new mobile processors to its lineup, the AMD 3015e and AMD 3020e are 6 W dual-core Zen chips with Vega 3 graphics. The AMD 3015e features dual 14 nm Zen cores with multi-threading running at a base frequency of 1200 MHz with a turbo frequency of 2300 MHz. The onboard Vega 3 GPU runs at 600 MHz and the chip can support 1600 MHz DDR4 memory. The AMD 3020e keeps the same dual 14 nm Zen cores but loses multi-threading, the base clock remains the same at 1200 MHz but the turbo frequency gets a bump to 2600 MHz. The Vega 3 GPU also gets a boost to 1000 MHz along with the addition of 2400 MHz DDR4 memory support.
Lenovo has recently unveiled two new laptops utilizing the AMD 3015e, the Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen and 300e 2nd Gen. The Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen features 4 GB DDR4 memory, 64 GB eMMC, Wi-Fi 6, 11.6" 720p screen, and runs Windows 10. The Lenovo 300e 2nd Gen has a similar build with the addition of a 360° hinge, pen support, and optional 128 GB SSD. The new AMD 3015e processor found in the laptops should perform ~20% faster than the Intel Celeron N4120. The Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen and 300e 2nd Gen will be available in September for 219 USD and 299 USD respectively.
Source:
AnandTech
Lenovo has recently unveiled two new laptops utilizing the AMD 3015e, the Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen and 300e 2nd Gen. The Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen features 4 GB DDR4 memory, 64 GB eMMC, Wi-Fi 6, 11.6" 720p screen, and runs Windows 10. The Lenovo 300e 2nd Gen has a similar build with the addition of a 360° hinge, pen support, and optional 128 GB SSD. The new AMD 3015e processor found in the laptops should perform ~20% faster than the Intel Celeron N4120. The Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen and 300e 2nd Gen will be available in September for 219 USD and 299 USD respectively.
27 Comments on AMD Introduces Two New 6 W Dual Core Zen Processors
the 3015e seems to use FT5 Socket and only single-channel of RAM 1600 MHz wich the OPN approves. It uses lower clocks for CPU upto 2.3 GHz and GPU 600 MHz but has SMT.
the 3020e and 3050e use FP5 Socket and dual-channel 2400 MHz, former 2Threads upto 2.6 GHz, latter upto 2.8 GHz 4 Threads and both 1000 MHz GPU clock.
www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-3015e
www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-3020e
www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-athlon-silver-3050e
this would be quite a lot faster..
Pllllease.
They're AMD Dali dies, right? Teeny-weeny pint-sized versions of Raven Ridge, since there weren't enough bad Raven Ridge dies to cut down from 4C/Vega11 to 2C/Vega3. AMD just straight up made a diddy version that's only 2C/Vega3 in the silicon and I'm guessing 6W are the best yields of these.
I know they're not going to set the gaming world on fire but you'd be amazed how many people are getting along just fine with Sandy/Ivy i3 laptops today. It'll handle browser stuff, an office suite, maybe play back some Netflix. Now imagine that in just 6 Watts and at nearly disposable pricing.
To put it into context, the Cherry-trail Atoms were still a thing only a couple of years ago and most of those were in the 2-4W range. I have one in the kitchen for recipes and watching TV when I'm cooking. It's slow but not unusably so - web pages take a couple if seconds to load instead of being almost instant and it can only really handle one youtube stream at a time, but it was an entire touchscreen PC with a Win10 home license for £80, which I think is less than the retail price of Win10 home by itself....
I mean looking at your sig, I bet even the C2D is doing okay thanks to the SSD upgrade and bloat-free OS?
This is just telling Intel that Atoms and Celerons are still okay...