Help Me Choose: AMD® Processors
Which processor is best for me?
- Overview
- AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors
- AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors
- AMD 7th Gen Processors for Laptops
AMD Ryzen™ Processors
Discover a new form of strength that’s powerful in purpose and efficient in design with the new AMD Ryzen™ processor, featuring AMD SenseMI technology with processor-level machine learning that adapts to your needs. With up to 8 cores for powerful multitasking and a newly designed, efficient architecture with incredible responsiveness and performance, the groundbreaking AMD Ryzen™ processor delivers computing breakthroughs for visionary creators and steadfast explorers.
AMD SenseMI Technology - Processor-level machine learning that anticipates your needs, to optimize performance.
AMD A-Series APUs
The AMD A-Series APU delivers advanced features designed to boost productivity, enhance multimedia, and improve energy efficiency for a premium PC experience. Enjoy a superior online gaming experience and seamless streaming video – at home, or on the go. Stream premium content video smoother than ever before, with upscaling for next-generation Ultra HD displays. Plus innovative features that enable new content management tools, enhanced security and long battery life.
Discover a new form of strength that’s powerful in purpose and efficient in design with the new AMD Ryzen™ processor, featuring AMD SenseMI technology with processor-level machine learning that adapts to your needs. With up to 8 cores for powerful multitasking and a newly designed, efficient architecture with incredible responsiveness and performance, the groundbreaking AMD Ryzen™ processor delivers computing breakthroughs for visionary creators and steadfast explorers.
AMD SenseMI Technology - Processor-level machine learning that anticipates your needs, to optimize performance.
- Pure Power: Optimizes power draw for any workload to minimize power consumption, reduce system heat, and decrease noise.
- Precision Boost: Adjusts clock speed on the fly without pausing work, to optimize performance to the demands of your game or app.
- Extended Frequency Range (XFR): When paired with a premium cooling solution, get extra performance boosts that are fully automated with no user input required.
- Neural Net Prediction: Optimizes performance by preparing the most efficient process pathways for your app or game.
- Smart Prefetch: Learns how your applications access their own data and prepares it in advance to enable peak performance.
AMD A-Series APUs
The AMD A-Series APU delivers advanced features designed to boost productivity, enhance multimedia, and improve energy efficiency for a premium PC experience. Enjoy a superior online gaming experience and seamless streaming video – at home, or on the go. Stream premium content video smoother than ever before, with upscaling for next-generation Ultra HD displays. Plus innovative features that enable new content management tools, enhanced security and long battery life.
AMD RYZEN™ DESKTOP PROCESSORS
Bringing innovation, choice and performance to desktop users
THE RYZEN™ DESKTOP ADVANTAGE
Discover lightning-fast performance with AMD Ryzen™ processors and feel the difference multi-threaded computing makes, whether you’re gaming, streaming, editing, or designing. AMD Ryzen™ processors feature AMD SenseMI technology, a series of smart “senses” that work together to learn about your applications and tune performance in the blink of an eye.
PERFORMANCE THAT THINKS
- AMD Ryzen™ processors feature AMD SenseMI technology, a series of smart “senses” that work together to learn about your applications and tune performance in the blink of an eye.
- EXTENDED FREQUENCY RANGE (XFR): Automatically boosts clock speeds and performance beyond ordinary limits when paired with a premium cooling solution.
| TIER | PROCESSOR | CPU CORES/THREADS | BOOST/BASE CLOCK SPEEDS (GHz) | TOTAL CACHE MEMORY (MB) | TDP (WATTS) | Graphics | UNCLOCKED FOR OVERCLOCKING | INTELLIGENT AMD SenseMI TECHNOLOGY | ||
| HIGH-END/ULTRA ENTHUSIAST |  | THE ULTIMATE DESKTOP PLATFORM Do everything all at the same time. Render, stream, compile, encode, work or play, without sacrificing responsiveness | Ryzen ™ Threadripper ™ 1950X | 16/32 | 4.0/3.4 | 40 | 180 |  | | |
| Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1920X | 12/24 | 4.0/3.5 | 38 | 180 | | | ||||
| Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 1900X | 8/16 | 4.0/3.8 | 20 | 180 | | | ||||
| ENTHUSIAST |  | INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE FOR GAMERS AND CREATORS Delivering some of the highest multi-tasking and game performance you can get on a desktop PC, for the most demanding power users | Ryzen™ 7 1800X | 8/16 | 4.0/3.6 | 20 | 95 | | | |
| Ryzen™ 7 1700X | 8/16 | 3.8/3.4 | 20 | 95 | | | ||||
| Ryzen™ 7 1700 | 8/16 | 3.7/3.0 | 20 | 65 | | | ||||
| PERFORMANCE |  | SMOOTH GAMING AND UNCOMPROMISING FEATURES Unlock enthusiast-level features and incredibly fast processing power for demanding applications and simultaneous game streaming | Ryzen™ 5 1600X | 6/12 | 4.0/3.6 | 19 | 95 | | | |
| Ryzen™ 5 1600 | 6/12 | 3.6/3.2 | 19 | 65 | | | ||||
| Ryzen™ 5 1500X | 4/8 | 3.7/3.5 | 18 | 65 | | | ||||
 | THE MOST POWERFUL GRAPHICS ON A DESKTOP PROCESSOR Superior HD gaming performance with advanced multi-core processing. | Ryzen™ 5 2400G | 4/8 | 3.9/3.6 | 6 | 65 | Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | | | |
| MAINSTREAM |  | HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR MAINSTREAM Quad-core architecture providing the responsiveness you’d expect from a much pricier PC | Ryzen™ 3 1300X | 4/4 | 3.7/3.5 | 10 | 65 | | | |
 | BEST-IN-CLASS ESPORTS GAMING True quad core responsiveness and stunning graphics so you can get the job done and get to gaming. | Ryzen™ 3 2200G | 4/4 | 3.7/3.5 | 6 | 65 | Radeon™ Vega 8 | | | |
AMD RYZEN™ MOBILE PROCESSORS WITH RADEON™ VEGA GRAPHICS FOR LAPTOPS
THE RYZEN™ MOBILE ADVANTAGE - Combining the award-winning technology from AMD Ryzen™ processors with the revolutionary graphics of the Radeon™ “Vega” architecture.
- PREMIUM GRAPHICS AND ENTERTAINMENT - Experience beautiful and stunning visuals, including smooth 1080p and 4K streaming of your favorite shows.
- EFFICIENT COMPUTING - Get optimal power and performance throughout your day with a processor capable of up to 38% more battery life than the previous generation.
- GAMING ON THE GO IN AN ULTRATHIN - Enjoy smooth and playable frame rates in popular eSports titles like League of Legends® and Overwatch™ 9.
| TIER | PROCESSOR | CPU CORES/THREADS | BOOST/BASE CLOCK SPEEDS (GHz) | GPU COMPUTE UNITS | TOTAL L2+L3 CACHE (MB) | cTDP (WATTS) | Graphics | UNCLOCKED FOR OVERCLOCKING | INTELLIGENT AMD SenseMI TECHNOLOGY | ||
| HIGH-END |  | WORLD’S FASTEST PROCESSOR FOR ULTRATHIN LAPTOPS Multitask your favorite apps, stream in Ultra HD 4K, and get smooth, playable 1080p frame rates in popular eSports titles. | Ryzen™ 7 2700U Processor | 4/8 | 3.8/2.2 | 10 | 6 | 12-25 | Radeon™ RX Vega 10 Graphics | | |
| PERFORMANCE |  | BEST-IN-CLASS ULTRATHIN LAPTOP PERFORMANCE From streaming in Ultra HD to video editing, get the performance and power you need to live life on the go. | Ryzen™ 5 2500U Processor | 4/8 | 3.6/2.0 | 8 | 6 | 12-25 | Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics | | |
| PERFORMANCE MAINSTREAM | | BEST-IN-CLASS ULTRATHIN LAPTOP PERFORMANCE | Ryzen™ 3 2300U Processor | 4/4 | 3.4/2.0 | 6 | 6 | 12-25 | Radeon™ Vega 6 Graphics | | |
| Ryzen™ 3 2200U Processor | 2/4 | 3.4/2.5 | 3 | 5 | 12-25 | Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics | | ||||
AMD 7TH GEN PROCESSORS FOR LAPTOPS
The AMD A-Series APU delivers advanced features designed to boost productivity, enhance multimedia, and improve energy efficiency for a premium PC experience. Enjoy a superior online gaming experience and seamless streaming video – at home, or on the go. Stream premium content video smoother than ever before, with upscaling for next-generation Ultra HD displays. Plus innovative features that enable new content management tools, enhanced security and long battery life.
- Performance that Matters
- Get image quality that rivals up to 4K while playing your favorite games, even on a 1080p display, with Virtual Super Resolution.
- Eliminate stuttering and tearing with Radeon™ FreeSync technology.
- Incredible Visual Experiences
- Excellent gaming, whether home or on the go, with Graphics Core Next architecture and support for DirectX® 12 and Vulkan® APIs.
- Smooth, fluid video and long battery life for Ultra HD and silky smooth streaming enabled with HEVC Accelerated Decode.
- Work Faster Play Longer
- Advanced power management technologies intelligently deliver power when you need it and conserve it when you don’t.
- AMD Turbo Core technology boosts performance dynamically, on demand, to provide extra performance when you need it most.
- Set your maximum gaming frame rate with Frame Rate Target Control to help save power, and reduce heat and noise.
| TIER | APU | CPU CORES/THREADS | GRAPHICS | RADEON GPU CORES | FREQUENCY BOOST/BASE (GHZ) | TDP (WATTS) | AMD START NOW TECHNOLOGY | AMD TURBO CORE | AMD RADEON™ GRAPHICS CORE NEXT | HEVC ACCELERATED DECODE | HEVC, H.264, VP9 | VIRTUAL SUPER RESOLUTION | RADEON™ FREESYNC | AMD DUAL GRAPHICS SUPPORT | MULTI-DISPLAY W/ AMD EYEFINITY | FRAME RATE TARGET CONTROL | VULKAN® AND DX® | |
| MAINSTREAM |  | 7th Gen AMD A12-9720P Accelerated Processor | 4 | R7 | 8 | 3.6/2.7 | 12-15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7th Gen AMD A10-9620P Accelerated Processor | 4 | R5 | 8 | 3.4/2.5 | 12-15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENTRY MAINSTREAM |  | 7th Gen AMD A9-9420 Accelerated Processor | 2 | R5 | 3 | 3.6/3.0 | 10-15 | | | | | | | |||||
 | 7th Gen AMD A6-9220 Accelerated Processor | 2 | R4 | 3 | 2.9/2.5 | 10-15 | | | | | | |||||||
 | 7th Gen AMD A4-9120 Accelerated Processor | 2 | R3 | 2 | 2.5/2.2 | 10-15 | | | | | | |||||||
| ESSENTIAL |  | 7th Gen AMD E2-9000 Accelerated Processor | 2 | R2 | 2 | 2.2/1.8 | 10-15 | | | | | |