'AMD and Intel launch new processors, which are rated as 'horse armor' upgrades by the industry'

Recently, news about the new generation processors from Intel and AMD has attracted widespread attention. According to reports, Intel's upcoming 14th generation Core processors, whether desktop or notebook versions, are considered to be only minor improvements or upgrades to existing products. Similarly, AMD’s notebook Ryzen 8040 series has been revealed to have the same essence, and is actually just a fine-tuned version of the existing Ryzen 7040 series. The news raises questions about the two chipmakers' ability to innovate and deliver truly breakthrough products. For consumers, this may mean that they need to be more cautious when buying new processors, not blindly pursue the latest model, but make choices based on actual needs and performance.

Take the GDP Win Max 2 handheld machine as an example. The handheld machine will be equipped with AMD’s Ryzen 7 8840U processor. This processor is an upgraded version of the Ryzen 7 7840U. The biggest difference lies in the adjustment of thermal design power consumption. The thermal design power consumption range of Ryzen 7 8840U has been expanded from the fixed 28W to 15-30W. This design makes the processor more flexible in power consumption control and is more suitable for devices such as handheld consoles that run for a long time and have high heat dissipation requirements.

According to our understanding, there is almost no big difference in the core configurations of Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 7840U. They are equipped with eight Zen4 CPU cores with a maximum frequency of 5.1GHz. In addition, they also integrate the core graphics Radeon 780M, which has 12 units and a frequency of 2.7GHz. The new processor is also equipped with a powerful XDNA AI engine, but its practical application value on handheld machines is yet to be discussed.

# The preliminary test data released by GDP shows that the running score of Ryzen 7 8840U on CPU-Z is the same as that of Ryzen 7 7840U is almost exactly the same, and the difference is only within ±2%, which further confirms its identity as a "vest".

However, although the new generation of processors is accused of being a "vest" product, the market's expectations for it have not diminished. In the middle of this year, AMD plans to release a new Strix Point platform, the CPU architecture will be upgraded to Zen5, the GPU architecture will be upgraded to RDNA3, and the AI ​​architecture will also be upgraded to XDNA2. This undoubtedly brings new perspectives to the future processor market.

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