AMD finally released their highly anticipated latest Ryzen processor platform for desktops. We mentioned ‘desktop’ specifically because AMD has launched their Ryzen 4000 series for mobile computing earlier this year. So, here it is, the new AMD Ryzen 4000 series for desktop alongside AMD’s latest Athlon 3000 series offering.
| MODEL | CORES / THREADS | TDP (Watts) | BOOST9/BASE FREQ. (GHz) | GPU CORES | CACHE (MB) |
| AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700G | 8C/16T | 65W | Up to 4.4 / 3.6 GHz | 8 | 12 MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE | 8C/16T | 35W | Up to 4.3 / 3.1 GHz | 8 | 12 MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600G | 6C/12T | 65W | Up to 4.2 / 3.7 GHz | 7 | 11 MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600GE | 6C/12T | 35W | Up to 4.2 / 3.3 GHz | 7 | 11 MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300G | 4C/8T | 65W | Up to 4.0 / 3.8 GHz | 6 | 6 MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300GE | 4C/8T | 35W | Up to 4.0 / 3.5 GHz | 6 | 6 MB |
| Athlon™ Gold 3150G | 4C / 4T | 65W | 3.9 GHz | 3 | 6 MB |
| Athlon™ Gold 3150GE | 4C / 4T | 35W | 3.8 GHz | 3 | 6 MB |
| Athlon™ Silver 3050GE | 2C / 4T | 35W | 3.4 GHz | 3 | 5 MB |
This is not the end of the story though. Keen eyed readers will note that we did say that Zen 3 is not here yet (do not look at us, we are as surprised as you are). That is because the AMD Ryzen 4000 series we see here only packs AMD’s Zen2 architecture.
At least you are still getting AMD’s Radeon graphics integrated in the CPU. The previous AMD Ryzen 3000 series came with AMD’s highly acclaimed Radeon Vega graphics. We can safely expect the AMD Ryzen 4000 series for desktop systems that was just announced to come with AMD’s Radeon Vega graphics too in that case. Until they reveal it though, we do not know.
They also touted that the new AMD Ryzen 4000 series for desktop performs 2.5x better in multi-threaded applications. There are some improvements on single-thread performance too, which is nice. With the integrated GPU, there are some expected added performance there too. All this means that this should perform better in video editing and rendering works and in games. With the integrated GPU, you can even properly game without having a dedicated GPU.
Alongside the regular consumer range of Ryzen 4000, AMD also announced the AMD Ryzen 4000 series with PRO technologies. Like the notebook range of AMD Ryzen 4000 Pro series, this one is made for AMD’s business customers. Like the mobile version as well, the desktop variant gets all AMD’s security features with the PRO series CPUs.
| MODEL | CORES/ THREADS | TDP (Watts) | BOOST9/ BASE FREQ. (GHz) | Graphics Cores | L2/L3 CACHE (MB) |
| AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 4750G | 8C/16T | 65W | Up to 4.4/3.6 GHz | 8 | 12MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 4750GE | 8C/16T | 35W | Up to 4.3/3.1 GHz | 8 | 12MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650G | 6C/12T | 65W | Up to 4.2/3.7 GHz | 7 | 11MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650GE | 6C/12T | 35W | Up to 4.2/3.3 GHz | 7 | 11MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 4350G | 4C/8T | 65W | Up to 4.0/3.8 GHz | 6 | 6MB |
| AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 4350GE | 4C/8T | 35W | Up to 4.0/3.5 GHz | 6 | 6MB |
| AMD Athlon™ Gold PRO 3150G | 4C/4T | 65W | Up to 3.9/3.5 GHz | 3 | 6MB |
| AMD Athlon™ Gold PRO 3150GE | 4C/4T | 35W | Up to 3.8/3.3 GHz | 3 | 6MB |
| AMD Athlon™ Silver PRO 3125GE | 2C/4T | 35W | Up to 3.4/3.4 GHz | 3 | 5MB |
What Do You Mean No Zen3?
The AMD Ryzen 4000 CPU has been touted and teased with a certain upcoming Zen3 architecture that is supposed to be way more powerful than what we see on the older generation AMD Ryzen 3000 series with Zen2. With the new AMD Ryzen 4000 desktop that just launched, it seems that AMD is not including the Zen3 architecture within the CPU just yet. They did not mention also if the architecture within the Ryzen 4000 series is Zen2+, which leaves us assuming that it is still the same Zen2 application that was on the Ryzen 3000 series.
Still, there are some performance gains on all the platforms they announced, including the Athlon offerings. While they may not be as big of a performance leap we expect from the Ryzen 4000 series, any improvements is welcome. The integrated graphics may also help with budget gaming and editing rigs.
Hope for Zen3 Still Alive with Big Navi
Here is the kicker for the AMD Ryzen 4000 series for desktop PCs that was just announced though; you cannot buy them. To be specific, you cannot buy them on their own. You can only get these processors from OEMs in their desktop system offerings. AMD is teasing Lenovo and HP to be the first to produce a desktop system with the newly launched AMD Ryzen 4000 series somewhere after 21st July 2020.
That also creates a room and a gap for the enthusiasts’ market where Zen3 is yet to be available. Big Navi is also expected to be launched and announced later in 2020. With that also we expect AMD to announced another variant of the AMD Ryzen 4000 series that is available to consumers as an individual part and devoid of any integrated graphics. In that, we hope that the AMD Ryzen 4000 that we expect to launch with Radeon’s Big Navi to come with Zen3 or at least a Zen2+.
