Tuesday, April 27th 2021
AMD 4700S Processor Could be Repurposed Xbox Series X/S APU
The AMD 4700S is a new processor being advertised by Chinese manufactures as a complete ITX compatible solution. The processor is soldered to a custom "Cardinal" motherboard produced by AMD which lacks memory slots and instead features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory located around the processor. These specifications seem to closely reflect those of the Xbox Series X APU. The 4700S is an 8-core 16-thread 7 nm Zen 2 CPU with 12 MB cache and a boost clock of 4.0 GHz which is actually higher than that of the Xbox Series X/S at 3.8 GHz and 3.6 GHz respectively. This higher boost clock is likely due to the exclusion of an integrated GPU which increases the power available for the processor.
The seller also provided benchmarks for the processor in various Cinebench configurations where it outperformed the Intel Core i7-9700 and performed just below the AMD Ryzen 7 4750G. The processor paired with an RX 550 GPU also outperformed the Intel Core i7-9750H paired with an RTX 2060 and 32 GB memory in Cinebench and x264/x265 video encoding. The seller has a picture of the Xbox Series X APU in their advertising material for the new processor lending weight to the theory that these are reused processors which failed qualification.
Sources:
TMALL, Video Cardz
The seller also provided benchmarks for the processor in various Cinebench configurations where it outperformed the Intel Core i7-9700 and performed just below the AMD Ryzen 7 4750G. The processor paired with an RX 550 GPU also outperformed the Intel Core i7-9750H paired with an RTX 2060 and 32 GB memory in Cinebench and x264/x265 video encoding. The seller has a picture of the Xbox Series X APU in their advertising material for the new processor lending weight to the theory that these are reused processors which failed qualification.
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www.amd.com/en/support/desktop-kit/amd-4700s-desktop-kit/amd-4700s-desktop-kit
lets start with 1+1=3 and go from there! :toast:
For the left and right rows, they are K4Z80325BC-HC14, or 14Gbps 1GB ICs from Samsung
For the row in the middle, they are K4ZAF325BM-HC14, or 14Gbps 2GB ICs from Samsung
So, basically 1x4+1x4+2x4=16
As to why they did this, Xbox engineering reasons that i'm to dumb to understand.
Xbox logic:
1+1=2
1+1+1+1=2+2
2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2=16
Now all the same!
"Listed over at T-Mall by a 3rd party seller, the AMD 4700S is being sold as a complete unit within a Mini-ITX Gaming PC. The retailer has listed pricing of 4599 - 5599 Chinese Yuan which converts to around $700-$800 US which is a pretty hefty price but it does make some sense considering specs of this PC include not just the chip but the PSU, the case, storage, and an external discrete graphics card. "
So you can buy it here:
detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=643602411425&sku_properties=5919063:6536025
Does this make sense as a little lan box?