AMD Launches ‘Zen’- based Mobile Processors for Chromebook Platforms

AMD announced the first AMD Ryzen mobile processors and AMD Athlon mobile processors built for Chromebook platforms, providing up to 178% faster web browsing compared to previous generation. Featuring design collaboration with Google, AMD Ryzen and Athlon 300 C-Series mobile processors introduces “Zen” architecture-powered Chromebooks with systems from manufacturers like ASUS, Acer, HP, and Lenovo launching later in Q4, 2020.

The Ryzen 3000 C-Series mobile processors was said to offer up to 212% performance in terms of multitasking and content creation, thanks to its built-in AMD Radeon Graphics, the most powerful graphics made available in a Chromebook.

AMD Ryzen and Athlon 3000 C-Series Mobile Processors Specification:

Model	Cores/Threads	TDP (Watts)	Boost/Base Freq (GHz)	GPU Cores	Cache (MB)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700C	4C/8T	15W	Up to 4.0 / 2.3 GHz	10	6 MB
AMD Ryzen™ 5 3500C	4C/8T	15W	Up to 3.7 / 2.1 GHz	8	6 MB
AMD Ryzen™ 3 3250C	2C/4T	15W	Up to 3.5 / 2.6 GHz	3	5 MB
AMD Athlon™ Gold 3150C	2C/4T	15W	Up to 3.3 / 2.4 GHz	3	5 MB
AMD Athlon™ Silver 3050C	2C/2T	15W	Up to 3.2 / 2.3 GHz	2	5 MB

Diving deep further, the AMD Ryzen 7 3700 mobile processor featuring premium performance for Chromebooks by:

• Up to 251% better graphics performance compared to previous generation of Chromebooks powered by AMD.
• Up to 104% for a faster office productivity performance compared to previous generation of Chromebooks powered by AMD.
• Up to 152% better photo editing performance than previous generation of Chromebooks powered by AMD.

Built based on the powerful “Zen” architecture, the AMD-powered Chromebooks are responsive towards multitasking, browsing through the internet, or streaming videos over the net with a longer battery life as well as Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 features for a better connectivity.

Learn more about Ryzen 3000 C-Series and Athlon 3000 C-Series.