CNet:
The new models incorporate second-generation Ryzen Pro processors -- up to the Ryzen 7 Pro 3700U -- which incorporate the company's AMD graphics.
Though they use the same chassis and screens as their Intel counterparts, the Ryzen Pro U chipset doesn't yet support Thunderbolt 3 or alt-mode on USB-C, so the AMD models are bolstered with a more modern version of HDMI for monitor connections -- 2.0 vs. 1.4 -- two USB-A and a single USB-C, in contrast to the single USB-A and a second Thunderbolt-supporting USB-C connection on the Intel models.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @07:35PM (2 children)
true stuff, but that's always the case. always much better stuff a few years out.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday May 09 2019, @08:31PM
I think there's something to be said about getting a major upgrade within a year.
If you bought the last generation of AMD's Bulldozer chips just before the Ryzen desktop chips appeared, you made a bad purchase because you could have waited a few months for that sweet 54% IPC gain and true core doubling (no crippled 2-core module nonsense). But for years prior to that, it didn't matter so much because the gains were slight.
So in this case, you have the potential for AMD to improve Ryzen Mobile in 2020 by increasing IPC 10-15%, increasing single-threaded performance more than that, and possibly doubling core count (I'm not sure about core count plans). That does add up to a slap-yourself-in-the-face upgrade. "7nm" Renoir should be a big upgrade over "12nm" Picasso. Waiting two or three more years for "5nm" is simply my preference because I want some other features like AV1 codec support and I want to see what effect stacked DRAM has. In the meantime I'll probably look at that Pinebook Pro [soylentnews.org].
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @08:43PM
some people like to throw their cash into crap vendors like wintel (tm)