What we know about AMD's Ryzen "Microsoft Surface Edition" processor

[WYP]

Here's what we know so far.



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[NeverBackDown]

Seems impressive. Now most importantly battery life and efficiency.

 

[Giggyolly]

I imagine these are the best possible binned Zen+ dies they could make.
And to be honest, I'm surprised they managed to get an AMD exclusive line on Zen, I was expecting this to happen with Zen 2 on the next gen surface products.

I wonder if CPU supply (Intel Shortages) had anything to do with it?

 

[WYP]

I imagine these are the best possible binned Zen+ dies they could make.
And to be honest, I'm surprised they managed to get an AMD exclusive line on Zen, I was expecting this to happen with Zen 2 on the next gen surface products.

I wonder if CPU supply (Intel Shortages) had anything to do with it?

I think MS is just expanding their horizons a little. They announced products with Qualcomm, AMD and Intel there.

I think MS knows that they cannot rely on the old WIntel alliance anymore. Though I am surprised that MS didn't wait for AMD to make 7nm Ryzen mobile parts.

One other factor is that Intel may not want to make all of their products Ice Lake. They are not very widely available ATM and Intel needs to supply multiple manufacturers. I'm also sure cost is a factor, as AMD has a lot to gain from this design win. They have undoubtedly learned a lot from this experience.

 

[Giggyolly]

I think MS is just expanding their horizons a little. They announced products with Qualcomm, AMD and Intel there.

I think MS knows that they cannot rely on the old WIntel alliance anymore. Though I am surprised that MS didn't wait for AMD to make 7nm Ryzen mobile parts.

One other factor is that Intel may not want to make all of their products Ice Lake. They are not very widely available ATM and Intel needs to supply multiple manufacturers. I'm also sure cost is a factor, as AMD has a lot to gain from this design win. They have undoubtedly learned a lot from this experience.

Agreed. I bet AMD can pump these chips out for next to nothing.

What I'm most impressed by is MS giving them an exclusive product line, and not just creating a cheaper SKU of the same model using AMD products, like most other vendors have been doing prior to this. As this wins them a premium experience for an AMD product.

 

[grec]

I guess it'd make the path for a 2020 refresh much more enticing.