An upcoming Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU from AMD has leaked and comes with a special configuration this time, packing three Zen 5 in addition to five Zen 5C cores alongside the Radeon (Navi) LPDDRx iGPU called as Radeon870M. The latest such leak has been unearthed on Geekbench, spilling the beans about AMD’s incoming Ryzen AI 300 CPU lineup-namely information pertaining to a processor named the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160. The Ryzen AI PRO 300 series is due in October, but the APU we have here introduces a unique core configuration compared to traditional lineups.
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The CPU version is the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160, fabricated under the codename “Strix Point” family for Lenovo laptop model “21M1SIT005”. It boasts 8 cores and 16 threads, paired with 8 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. The CPU operates at a base clock of 2.0 GHz, consistent with other Ryzen AI 300 chips, and boosts up to 4.3 GHz, slightly lower than higher-end SKUs.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 uses a mix of three Zen5 and five Zen5C cores, giving it an overall core count of eight. It also houses a Radeon 870M iGPU, which should offer close to or perhaps even more than the previous-gen models around 8 compute units (CUs). Belonging to the Strix Point family, this configuration likely spells a direction where more Kraken Point APUs are concerned-mini PCs and portable gaming machines will depend on these low-TDP CPUs.
The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU scored a single-core score of points in the test, and its multi-core performance was just below annual from before. It is 7% faster in single core compared to Ryzen 9 8945HS, however multi-core performances are equal. The “160” part of the naming implies this was an engineering sample, which could mean that it will be a Ryzen AI 7 PRO version on launch – also under new Ryzen AI branding or possibly as part of the incoming Ryzen AI 300 series.
The first of these Kraken Point APUs are expected to arrive in early 2022, delivering not only competitive pricing but also an architecture that is incredibly versatile and meets the needs of many different types of computing use cases.
FAQs
What is the significance of the ‘Zen 5 + Zen 5C’ configuration in the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU?
This unique configuration combines three Zen 5 cores and five Zen 5C cores, offering a balance of performance and efficiency tailored for varied computing tasks.
How does the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU compare to the Ryzen 9 8945HS in performance?
According to Geekbench benchmarks, the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU shows up to 7% faster single-core performance than the Ryzen 9 8945HS and matches its multi-core performance levels.
