AMD released a new naming scheme for its laptop processors last year to reduce ambiguity and put more information into CPU numbering. Although this move was made to clear up the confusion, it resulted in the opposite. Now, AMD is trying to clear up the confusion with different colored stickers on top of its previous move.Pay attention to the label when buying an AMD laptop
AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 mobile series is like Istanbul; It is rich in culture. We say so because this series includes processors with Zen 2, Zen 3, Zen 4, RDNA 2, RDNA 3 and Vega architectures. Because they are all under the same Ryzen 7000 mobile brand, it’s important for users to be mindful of what they buy.
The company is now rolling out a new guide to make it easier for the general user to choose. AMD’s Ryzen 7000 mobile series laptops will feature two different labels: Orange and Grey. Notebooks with the orange label will be based on the Zen 4 architecture (Ryzen 7040/7045 series). Those with the old gray label will apply to Zen 2 or Zen 3 APUs (Ryzen 7020, 7030 and 7035 series)AMD’s nomenclature
In the naming of the Ryzen 7000 mobile series, each digit has a different importance and meaning. The first number represents the year the processor was released, so a 2023 processor will be 7XXX regardless of its architecture. Those who are curious about the CPU generation have to look at the third digit: 7X4X processors are Zen 4, 7X3X represents Zen 3 and so on. The second digit will show the product class of the processor. The higher the number here, the better. The last number will show whether the processor is the high-end or the base model in its segment: if it ends with 5, it is the most powerful, if it ends with 0, it is the base model of the segment.
