Sep 24, 2020 14:00:00

AMD announces Ryzen 3000C series of processors for Chromebooks jointly designed with Google

AMD announced the Ryzen 3000C series and Athlon 3000C series of mobile processors for

Chromebooks jointly designed with Google on September 22, 2020. The first ever Chromebook with Zen architecture is said to be up to 178% faster than previous generation Chromebooks.

AMD Launches First “Zen”-based Chromebook mobile processors for faster web browsing, improved office productivity and better multitasking :: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/969/amd-launches-first-zen-based-chromebook-mobile

Chromebook | Ryzen 3000 C-Series and Athlon 3000 C-Series | AMD
https://www.amd.com/en/processors/chromebook

AMD brings Ryzen and Athlon to Chromebooks
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-09-amd-ryzen-athlon-chromebooks.html

Below is a table summarizing the lineup and specifications of the Ryzen 3000 C series and Athlon 3000 C series. The CPU is designed on a 14nm or 12nm process and has Radeon Vega graphics.

	Core / thread	Thermal design power (TDP)	At frequency / boost	GPU core	cache
Ryzen 7 3700C	4/8	15 W	2.3 GHz / 4.0 GHz	Ten	6 MB
Ryzen 5 3500C	4/8	15 W	2.1 GHz / 3.7 GHz	8	6 MB
Ryzen 3 3250C	2/4	15 W	2.6 GHz / 3.5 GHz	3	5 MB
Athlon Gold 3150C	2/4	15 W	2.4 GHz / 3.3 GHz	3	5 MB
Athlon Silver 3050C	2/2	15 W	2.3 GHz / 3.2 GHz	2	5 MB

According to AMD, Chromebooks with Ryzen 3700C have up to 251% better graphics performance, up to 104% more productivity in office software, and photo editing than previous generation Chromebooks also with AMD's A6-9220C . It claims to improve performance by up to 152%.

The Ryzen 3000C series also has improved power efficiency. In addition, support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.x will improve device connectivity and make it more responsive to websites and streaming, AMD is appealing.

'Chromebooks with Ryzen and Athlon are the CPUs you need to stay productive, whether you're online, offline, on the go, or at home,' said Saeed Moschkerani, AMD's senior vice president of client computing. , Graphics, and overall performance. '

'Our partnership with AMD provides unprecedented Ryzen processor-based Chromebooks, along with extremely fast connectivity and long batteries,' said John Solomon, vice president of Chrome OS at Google. We offer a wider choice of 'affordable Chromebooks' that enable longevity and high performance multi-tasking work. '

According to AMD, Ryzen-equipped Chromebooks are scheduled to appear from manufacturers such as Asus, Lenovo, Acer, and HP by the end of 2020, and will be launched in the education market, business market, and general market. However, it is unknown at the time of writing the article whether it will be released in Japan as well.