Even though the main focus this month has been on AMD's upcoming launch of its Ryzen 7000 desktop series processors based on the Zen 4 architecture, AMD is also in the process of launching its 7020 series of processors designed for entry-level mobile, codenamed Mendocino. It has launched four new SKUs for mobile, including two Ryzen series models and two Athlon variants, all based on its Zen 2 architecture.

As we learned in May, AMD's Zen 2 based 'Mendocino' APUs are designed as part of its lower-end mobile processor stack for entry-level thin notebook and laptop solutions. The affordable APUs incorporate up to 4 Zen 2 CPU cores, as well as AMD's integrated Radeon 610M graphics, all with a maximum TDP of 15W.

Focusing specifically on the AMD 7020 series APUs announced today, the top SKU is the Ryzen 5 7520U. Using AMD's new Ryzen Mobile CPU numbering system, the 7520U is a model year 2023 chip under the Ryzen 5 series banner using its Zen 2 core architecture. The U suffix technically means 15-28W, but in this case AMD has confirmed that all of the current chips have a max TDP of 15W.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7520U benefits from a 2.8 GHz base frequency across its four cores, with a 1T boost frequency of up to 4.3 GHz. It also includes a total of 6MB of cache, split between 4MB of L3 and 2MB of L2 (512KB per core).

AMD Ryzen 7020 Series (Mendocino) Lineup
SKU Cores/Threads CPU Frequency
(Base)
CPU Frequency
(1T Boost)
Cache iGPU TDP
Ryzen 5 7520U 4C / 8T 2.8 GHz 4.3 GHz 2MB L2 + 4MB L3 Radeon 610M 15 W
Ryzen 3 7320U 4C / 8T 2.4 GHz 4.1 GHz 2MB L2 + 4MB L3 Radeon 610M 15 W
Athlon Gold 7220U 2C / 4T 2.4 GHz 3.7 GHz 1MB L2 + 4MB L3 Radeon 610M 15 W
Athlon Silver 7120U  2C / 2T 2.4 GHz 3.5 GHz 1MB L2 + 2MB L3 Radeon 610M 15 W

Moving down the stack is the Ryzen 3 7320U, which has four cores and eight threads but a base core clock speed of 2.4 GHz and a single core boost frequency of up to 4.1 GHz. Like the Ryzen 5 7520U, it also benefits from a combined cache of 6 MB across its L2/L3 cache structure.

Looking at the Athlon-branded 7020 series chips, the Athlon Gold 7220U offers two cores and four threads, with a base frequency of 2.4 GHz, a single core boost frequency of up to 3.7 GHz, and 5 MB of shared L2/L3 cache. The Athlon Silver 7120U is pretty much the Athlon Gold 7220U, but it has a slightly lower 1T boost frequency of 3.5 GHz, no simultaneous multithreading (SMT) support, and half as much L3 cache (for a total of 3MB instead of 5MB)


AMD Radeon 610M with two graphics cores for performance at the entry-level

All of today's announced AMD's Zen 2 Ryzen and Athlon 7020 series will support up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory in a dual-channel (64-bit) configuration, and feature two graphics cores/CUs based on its RNDA 2 technology, which AMD is branding the Radeon 610M integrated graphics chip. All four mobile APUs will also include a TDP of up to 15 W. 

At the time of writing, AMD hasn't revealed specific pricing aside from a total laptop price range of between $399 and $699. However, it has announced that its AMD Ryzen 7020 Series Ecosystem partners are Acer, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft, with notebooks featuring these chips expected to start appearing on retail shelves sometime in Q4 2022. 

Source: AMD

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  • krumme - Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - link

    meh aparently its TSMC 6nm?

    https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-promises-more-th...
  • Ryan Smith - Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - link

    Correct. When AMD first announced Mendocino, they also announced it would be made on TSMC 6nm.

    https://www.anandtech.com/show/17400/amd-announces...
  • SteinFG - Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - link

    Cute little chip. We need to see the dieshot
  • sutamatamasu - Thursday, September 22, 2022 - link

    Finally, Athlon got new CPU and GPU architecture.

    I hope desktop version will got same treatment.
  • nandnandnand - Thursday, September 22, 2022 - link

    They should put it in desktops or mini PCs. It supports four display outputs.
  • t.s - Sunday, September 25, 2022 - link

    Seconded. Make something like intel NUC with these SoC.
  • LuxZg - Thursday, September 22, 2022 - link

    Soooo .. desktop Zen 4 with 2 CU isn't APU (by AMDs own words) but Mendocino with same is suddenly an APU? I thought those were just to "light up the display and help with diagnostics". Change of heart?
  • nandnandnand - Thursday, September 22, 2022 - link

    This isn't really a serious issue, even if they are identical. It's all marketing.

    But what you're seeing with Mendocino is the equivalent of cheap Vega 3 mobile APUs.
  • m3m3 - Saturday, September 24, 2022 - link

    Weird to name it after Intel's CPU https://www.pctechguide.com/celeron-cpus/celeron-m...

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