The processors’ nomenclature usually contains very important information, even if the consumer is not always aware of it. AMD knows this and it is also clear that its proper use is important to make the user’s life a little easier. Thus, confirmed the change in the numbering system which will apply to your Ryzen processors from 2023 and will allow us to more clearly identify what the numbers and letters in the Ryzen processor or APU name represent.

In the attached image, we can see quite clearly all the information that will give us the names of the Ryzen processors and the featured APUs. from 2023, but so you don’t have any doubts, I’m going to walk you through it step by step. Remember this first the first number indicates the range in which the processor or APU is framed.

So number 3 (Ryzen 3 xxxx) it is used in the most affordable models, which typically contain a quad-core, eight-thread CPU; number 5 is reserved for 6-core, 8-thread CPU models; number 7 is used for 8-core, 16-thread models; and finally, the number 9 is reserved for the most powerful processors, which in the case of laptop chips are kept at a maximum of 8 cores and 16 threads, although in desktops they reach 16 cores and 32 threads.

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The first number, which corresponds to 7 in the picture, indicates year to which it belongs. So that 7 refers to the year 2023, 8 would indicate the year 2024 and 9 refers to the year 2025. From this we can deduce that the Ryzen 6000 refers to the year 2022. The second number which is 6 in the picture indicates segment or rangeand in this case it corresponds to Ryzen 5. The third number, which is 4 in the picture, reflects processor architecture, which in this case is Zen 4. If it were 5, it would refer to Zen 5. The last number indicates with a 0 that it is an inferior model in its rangewhile 5 would mean the opposite.

The letter at the end is “U” and indicates that this is a premium chip for ultra-light equipment, i.e. a powerful but low-power solution. The remaining letters denote all of these values:

• HX: Maximum gaming performance and a TDP of 55 watts or more.
• HS: a solution for gaming and content creation notebooks with a TDP of 35 watts.
• U: We already discussed this and they have a TDP between 15 and 28 watts.
• C: These are chips for Chromebooks with a TDP of 15 to 28 watts.
• E: A version of the U series with a TDP of only 9 watts for use in devices without active dissipation.

We’ll have to throw in a little memory, but the truth is this generally it’s pretty simple because everything corresponds to the interpretation of each of these values ​​that we have done so far. If you need more information, I invite you to take a look at the article that AMD published on its official website.