12 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2020NEWS
IMAGE: GORDON MAH UNGAMD’s 7nm Ryzen 4000 laptop
CPUs aim to steal Intel’s
performance crown
AMD will release seven Ryzen 4000 mobile CPUs with claims of performance leadership
and more than 100 laptop models coming. BY GORDON MAH UNGA
fter snatching the performance
crown from Intel on the desktop
(go.pcworld.com/pfcr), AMD
officially opened up a second
front in the war at CES 2020, with a series
of Ryzen 4000 laptop CPUs that look to
outperform Intel’s best and brightest.“In 2020, we will be introducing the best
laptop processor ever built,” said AMD CEO
Dr. Lisa Su during the unveil.
The company detailed no less than seven
consumer Ryzen 4000 processors, based on
its 7nm Zen 2 cores. The new CPUs will come
in both 15 watt “U-class” ultra-low power