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zen, zen+ and zen2 are the architecture. Threadripper and Ryzen are product lines. I find that quite straight forward. The really confusing part is, is that th

zen, zen+ and zen2 are the architecture. Threadripper and Ryzen are product lines. I find that quite straight forward. The really confusing part is, is that the Ryzen 4000 APUs will be zen2 architecture but the desktop CPUs without APUs or the mobile Ryzen 4000 series are zen3 architecture.

carlio 6y ago
And zen3 is planned for release later this year...
- xorfish 6y ago
  zen3 has already launched with mobile processors
  - frostburg 6y ago
    Those are Ryzen 4 but Zen 2 (yes, really).
pmjordan 6y ago
While unfortunate, this has been the case since Ryzen launched. Ryzen 2000G(E)/U series were Zen-based like Ryzen 1000(X), Ryzen 3000G(E)/H/U series were Zen+-based like Ryzen 2000(X), Ryzen 4000G(E)/H(S)/U is Zen2-based like Ryzen 3000(X(T)). I suspect they do this because the APUs typically launch half a year after the GPU-less variants and What's really confusing and unfortunate is that there are some Ryzen 1000 series variants (Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1600) that were re-released well over a year after their initial launch and which are actually Zen+ based.
sharken 6y ago
Actually the product is called AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ by AMD, see https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper, in general that is reduced to Threadripper for sanity :) I found a nice walkthrough of Ryzen products at this page: https://specby.com/ryzen-explained-r3-r5-r7-threadripper-epyc/ https://specby.com/ryzen-explained-r3-r5-r7-threadripper-epy... And the CPU and GPU roadmap is worth a look as well: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-ryzen-radeon-roadmap/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-ryzen-radeon-roa...
neogodless 6y ago
Ryzen 4000 mobile parts were released early this spring with Zen 2 cores in a monolithic design. The model numbers end in U or H. Ryzen 4000 APUs were just announced and also use Zen 2 cores in a monolithic design. These have model numbers that end in G. Zen 3 based desktop parts are expected late this year. If they follow past naming, they will also be Ryzen 4000 with model numbers sporting an optional X at the end, or no letter suffix.

carlio 6y ago

And zen3 is planned for release later this year...

xorfish 6y ago
zen3 has already launched with mobile processors
- frostburg 6y ago
  Those are Ryzen 4 but Zen 2 (yes, really).

pmjordan 6y ago

While unfortunate, this has been the case since Ryzen launched. Ryzen 2000G(E)/U series were Zen-based like Ryzen 1000(X), Ryzen 3000G(E)/H/U series were Zen+-based like Ryzen 2000(X), Ryzen 4000G(E)/H(S)/U is Zen2-based like Ryzen 3000(X(T)). I suspect they do this because the APUs typically launch half a year after the GPU-less variants and What's really confusing and unfortunate is that there are some Ryzen 1000 series variants (Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1600) that were re-released well over a year after their initial launch and which are actually Zen+ based.

sharken 6y ago

Actually the product is called AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ by AMD, see https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper, in general that is reduced to Threadripper for sanity :) I found a nice walkthrough of Ryzen products at this page: https://specby.com/ryzen-explained-r3-r5-r7-threadripper-epyc/ https://specby.com/ryzen-explained-r3-r5-r7-threadripper-epy... And the CPU and GPU roadmap is worth a look as well: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-ryzen-radeon-roadmap/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-ryzen-radeon-roa...

neogodless 6y ago

Ryzen 4000 mobile parts were released early this spring with Zen 2 cores in a monolithic design. The model numbers end in U or H. Ryzen 4000 APUs were just announced and also use Zen 2 cores in a monolithic design. These have model numbers that end in G. Zen 3 based desktop parts are expected late this year. If they follow past naming, they will also be Ryzen 4000 with model numbers sporting an optional X at the end, or no letter suffix.