Over the past few weeks, AMD has launched two series of SOC processor chips through the AMD Ryzen Z1 series for ASUS ROG Ally devices and also the AMD Ryzen 7040U processor chip series for thin and light productivity laptops.
Tom's Hardware has recently reported that they have noticed a number of similarities between the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processing chip and also the AMD Ryzen Z1 processing chip. Both of these processing chips are seen to come with a total of 8 cores and 16 power threads, the same amount of computing units at 12 units, and also the same amount of cache.
When asked by AMD, they confirmed that these two chips have almost the same specifications, with one significant difference seen in the power consumption of these two processing chips.
AMD Ryzen Z1 has a power consumption of 9W to 30W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processing chip has a power consumption of 15W to 30W. AMD says this is because AMD and ASUS have worked closely together to develop the Ryzen Z1 chip for use in the ROG Ally console which requires more efficient power consumption.
Meanwhile, the AMD Ryzen AI engine used to automate settings in laptops is also not featured in the Ryzen Z1 processing chip.
ASUS ROG Ally console will be launched soon, while laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processing chip will be shown soon.