Today, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the first AMD Ryzen™ mobile
processors and latest AMD Athlon™ mobile processors for Chromebook
platforms, with up to 178% faster web browsing compared to the
previous generation1. Designed in collaboration with Google, the
AMD Ryzen and Athlon 3000 C-Series Mobile Processor lineup
introduces the first-ever “Zen” architecture-powered Chromebooks
with systems from Acer, ASUS, HP, and Lenovo launching in Q4 2020.
The AMD Ryzen 3000 C Series Mobile Processors offer up to 212%
better performance for multitasking and content creation compared
to the previous generation of AMD Chromebooks2. With built-in AMD
Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen 3000 C-Series Mobile processors include
the most powerful graphics available in a Chromebook3.
“Whether users are online, offline, on-the-go or at home, AMD
Ryzen processor-based and Athlon processor-based Chromebooks
deliver the combined CPU, graphics and overall performance needed
to stay productive and breeze through the high demands of distance
learning and remote working,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice
president and general manager, Client Compute, AMD. “We are pleased
to be working with Acer, ASUS, Google, HP and Lenovo to
significantly expand the number of AMD-powered Chromebooks and
deliver more powerful options with the first of many AMD
Ryzen-based Chromebook systems.”
AMD Ryzen and Athlon
3000 C-Series Mobile Processors Built on the
powerful “Zen” architecture with best-in-class AMD Radeon graphics,
AMD-powered Chromebooks are fast and responsive while browsing the
web, multitasking, or streaming video. The power-efficient 3000
C-Series Mobile Processors enable thinner and lighter Chromebook
designs that deliver long battery life as well as Wi-Fi 6 and
Bluetooth 5 capabilities for enhanced connectivity4.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Mobile Processor offers premium
performance for Chromebooks, bringing:
- Up to 251% better graphics performance compared to previous
generation AMD Chromebooks5
- Up to 104% faster office productivity performance compared to
previous generation AMD Chromebooks6
- Up to 152% better photo editing performance than previous
generation AMD Chromebooks7
MODEL |
CORES /
THREADS |
TDP(Watts) |
BOOST8/BASE9
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 |
Partner Quotes The AMD Ryzen and Athlon 3000
C-Series Mobile Processors are coming soon in systems from major
OEM partners in the consumer, education and enterprise markets.
“Chromebooks continue to be a rapidly growing market where
customers are looking for appealing designs and top-notch features
to power their work, education and gaming with Chrome OS,” said
John Solomon, Vice President of Chrome OS at Google. “Our
partnership with AMD, along with the unprecedented offering of
Ryzen processor-based Chromebooks, gives consumers and businesses
an even broader choice of affordable Chromebook designs that
deliver blazing fast connectivity, long battery life and the
ability to power through multitasking workloads.”
“Acer is continuing its history of leadership and innovation in
the Chromebook market by utilizing new AMD Ryzen and Athlon 3000
C-Series Mobile Processors in our upcoming product line, which will
give customers what they need to excel at school, work and home,”
said James Lin, general manager, Notebooks, IT Products Business,
Acer Inc. “Our new AMD-based Acer Chromebooks will deliver a
heightened level of power, graphics performance, responsiveness and
efficiency, allowing our customers to tackle challenging projects
and take advantage of the growing range of apps and extensions in
the Chrome ecosystem.”
“Today’s workforce wants powerful, secure, and easy-to-use
cloud-centric devices as they adapt to the new realities of working
from home or in the office," said Andy Rhodes, global head of
Commercial Personal Systems, HP Inc. “We are proud of our continued
collaboration with AMD to offer business users advanced Chrome
Enterprise security and manageability features to protect endpoints
and unify manageability. Powered by the latest AMD Ryzen processor,
the new HP Pro c645 Chromebook Enterprise packs impressive power,
enterprise-level security and manageability features, and seamless
collaboration tools to address the productivity needs of business
users everywhere.”
“Designed for the evolving demands on laptops, Lenovo systems
powered by AMD processors will balance knockout performance with
portability, enabling users to get things done remotely and on the
move,” said Jerry Paradise, vice president, commercial portfolio,
PC & Smart Devices at Lenovo. “Along with partners like AMD, we
are able to offer customers fast and responsive user experiences in
powerful and portable laptop designs.”
Supporting Resources
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interruption of AMD’s internal business processes and information
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or all industry-standard software and hardware; costs related to
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AMD’s stock price volatility; worldwide political conditions;
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Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties
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_______________1 Testing by AMD Performance Labs as of
09/01/2020. Chromebook manufacturers may vary configurations
yielding different results. Performance may vary. RC-082 Testing by
AMD Performance Labs as of 04/22/2020 utilizing a Ryzen 7 3700C and
a similarly configured system with AMD A6-9220C processor in the
following benchmarks: Geek Bench 4 Multicore. PC manufacturers may
vary configurations yielding different results. Performance may
vary. RC-043 Testing by AMD Performance Labs as of 04/22/2020
utilizing a Ryzen 7 3700C processor vs. An Acer Chromebook Spin 13
with an Intel Core i7-8550U, an Acer Chromebook Spin 713 with an
Intel Core i5-10210U, and a Lenovo Chromebook with a Core i3-10110U
in the following benchmark: 3DMark Sling Shot Score. Chromebook
manufacturers may vary configurations yielding different results.
Performance may vary. 3DMark is a trademark of Futuremark
Corporation. RC-144 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 availability varies
by laptop manufacturer and are system configuration dependent.
Check with your laptop manufacturer for compatibility information.
GD-149.5 Testing by AMD Performance Labs as of 09/01/2020 on a
Ryzen 7 3700C CPU vs. an AMD A6-9220C CPU using the 3DMark Sling
Shot Extreme Open GL benchmark. Chromebook manufacturers may vary
configurations yielding different results. Performance may vary.
3DMark is a Trademark of Futuremark Corporation. RC-076 Testing by
AMD Performance Labs as of 09/01/2020 utilizing the following
benchmark: PCMark Writing 2.0 Score. Chromebook manufacturers may
vary configurations yielding different results. Performance may
vary. PCMark is a trademark of Futuremark Corporation. RC-117
Testing by AMD Performance Labs as of 09/01/2020 utilizing the
following benchmark: PCMark photo editing. Chromebook manufacturers
may vary configurations yielding different results. Performance may
vary. PCMark is a trademark of Futuremark Corporation. RC-108 Max
boost for AMD Ryzen Processors is the maximum frequency achievable
by a single core on the processor running a bursty single-threaded
workload. Max boost will vary based on several factors, including,
but not limited to: thermal paste; system cooling; motherboard
design and BIOS; the latest AMD chipset driver; and the latest OS
updates. GD-1509 Base frequency is the approximate processor clock
speed of a typical workload running at the processor’s standard
TDP. GD-166.
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