Sunday, October 30th 2022
ASUS Turkey Leaks Details of AMD's Upcoming Ryzen 7000 Mobile CPU
ASUS Turkey has jumped the gun and revealed ASUS' upcoming Zenbook 14 laptop, which in itself might not be a big deal, but the UM3402 as the specific model is known as, will apparently be available with an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U CPU. As AMD has as yet to unveil such a CPU, it appears that ASUS Turkey has gotten ahead of things. A quick search for the Zenbook 14 SKU in question reveals that the current UM3402 model has a Ryzen 5825U processor.
The remaining specs appear identical to the current model, but this is clearly not a typo, as the CPU SKU is mentioned at multiple points on the product page. Based on AMD's CPU model name "decoder", the Ryzen 7 7730U is based on a Zen 3 or a Zen 3+ core that sits in the 15-28 W TDP range. According to Videocardz, it will be using an AMD Vega based GPU. Beyond that, we don't know any specifics about the CPU, but one thing that stands out and may or may not be correct, is that the Zenbook 14 is only listed as supporting two USB 3.2 10 Gbps USB-C ports, rather than USB4, which seems a bit odd. Then again, this is a lower-tier CPU, so it's possible that this is the reason for lack of USB4 support. The fact that ASUS has moved to an IPS based display, from an OLED display on the current UM3402 SKU, also suggests that this might be a cheaper model in ASUS lineup.
Sources:
@momomo_us, via Videocardz, ASUS (Turkey)
The remaining specs appear identical to the current model, but this is clearly not a typo, as the CPU SKU is mentioned at multiple points on the product page. Based on AMD's CPU model name "decoder", the Ryzen 7 7730U is based on a Zen 3 or a Zen 3+ core that sits in the 15-28 W TDP range. According to Videocardz, it will be using an AMD Vega based GPU. Beyond that, we don't know any specifics about the CPU, but one thing that stands out and may or may not be correct, is that the Zenbook 14 is only listed as supporting two USB 3.2 10 Gbps USB-C ports, rather than USB4, which seems a bit odd. Then again, this is a lower-tier CPU, so it's possible that this is the reason for lack of USB4 support. The fact that ASUS has moved to an IPS based display, from an OLED display on the current UM3402 SKU, also suggests that this might be a cheaper model in ASUS lineup.
39 Comments on ASUS Turkey Leaks Details of AMD's Upcoming Ryzen 7000 Mobile CPU
Also: yes, AMD's continued use of mixed architectures in mobile is confusing, especially as they're present as high up as Ryzen 7. But at least this naming scheme let's you see these details, unlike the previous kinda-secret "second digit odd number is older arch" system. These names are complex, but they are at least legible if you know the system.
1. If Vega iGPU, (LP)DDR4 and NVMe Gen3, it must be Cezanne 5000 Zen 3 APU.
2. Zen 3+ 6000 Rembrandt supports RDNA2 iGPU, (LP)DDR5 and NVMe Gen4 (and USB4, if provided)
The model clearly says it is Zen3(+).
I personally would love to see an RDNA2 based AM4 APU, just for the better VCE which supports more codecs than Vega has.
When ARM moves so does our interconnected world.
Those aren’t Windows based laptops being held over their heads. Intel (and MS) wishes they were but they are not.
Zen3 Cezanne APU is Vega, DDR4 and M.2 drive Gen3
Zen3+ Rembrandt APU is RDNA2, DDR5 and M.2 drive Gen4, plus USB4 on some models.Zen3 and Zen3+ are different, as shown above.Impossible at the moment.