Ryzen 5000G desktop APUs specifications
AMD Ryzen 5000 desktop processors currently lack models with integrated GPU. But this summer, AMD will release an APU codenamed Cezanne, which is monolithic 7nm processor with Zen 3 cores and integrated graphics, based on the same silicon as the mobile Ryzen 5000. We now know the specifications for three models designed for socket AM4: Ryzen 3 5300G, Ryzen 5 5600G and the fastest octa-core Ryzen 7 5700G.
Although Ryzen 5000 has a new Zen 3 CPU core architecture that has been a great success, they lack integrated graphics, so they always require dedicated GPU (which is not a problem in gaming rigs, but may be an obstacle in an office PC). This problem should partially be solved when AMD releases a desktop version of the Cezanne APU, which also includes Zen 3 cores, but it also has a GPU.
The company unveiled a mobile version of the Ryzen 5000U/H for laptops earlier this year, but there has been no desktop version yet. But AMD is working on it, and now the individual models have already been leaked, including the specs. This has been published by a reliable leaker Momomo_us. However, the leak seems to be a document from HP, describing desktop PC configurations that will be based on these processors/APUs. This is an interesting detail, because if marketing materials for such computers already exist, the processors’ launch likely is not so far away.
According to this leak, three basic models could be available, as with the 7nm APU Renoir (Ryzen 4000G): Ryzen 3 5300G, Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 5700G. However, it is likely that 35W “GE” versions and Pro models based on these will also be added. But those are not included in the leaked document.
The offer will start with a quad-core model with SMT (8 threads), which is the Ryzen 3 5300G. According to the document, it has a 4.0 GHz base clock and the maximum boost of 4.2 GHz. Both are exactly 200 MHz higher than the Ryzen 3 4300G (and its Pro version 4350G), which is surprisingly repeated on all other models, too, but let’s not get too far ahead. The L3 cache is stated to be 8 MB.
Next up, there’s the Ryzen 5 5600G, a hexa-core (with 12 threads), which already claims to have a 16 MB L3 cache. This means that it is guaranteed to use the Zen 3 architecture (while the previous model could hypothetically be a rebranded Zen 2 model, the Renoir APU had a 4+4 MB L3 cache). The clock speed has increased by 200 MHz again – the base clock is 3.9 GHz, the max boost is 4.4 GHz.
The fastest model is going to be the Ryzen 7 5700G and has 8 physical cores (16 threads) and also a 16 MB L3 cache. Its base clock is 3.8 GHz and the max boost is 4.6 GHz.
Unfortunately, we do not have information about the graphics performance, but we know from the laptop version that the chip still contains only 512 shaders of Vega architecture, which will likely be cut down for the Ryzen 3 and Ryzen 5 models while Ryzen 7 will pack the full configuration. The iGPU is likely to be similar to last year’s Renoir model, just with higher clock speed.
The CPU performance should bring a nice improvement though, because in addition to increasing its clock speed, higher performance per 1 MHz due to the higher IPC of the Zen 3 architecture will also add up. The TDP is not yet certain. We can probably expect it to be 65 W, which has always been the standard for Ryzen APUs so far, but the value has not been confirmed yet.
More: Zen 3 details: analysis of changes and improvements to the new AMD CPU architecture
Availability in stores?
According to a recent news, AMD could release or at least unveil these processors in June. However, it is not yet clear whether the company will sell them in retail to end customers and PC builders, or whether Cezanne for the AM4 socket will again be reserved only for the OEM sector, which was unbfortunately the case with Renoir. This would mean that the processors could be bought only as part of the whole computer and only very rarely on their own.
On the other hand, last year AMD stated that a next-gen APU on the AM4 socket for the mainstream market should be available, so it is possible that Cezanne will no longer be limited in this way and will (hopefully) be available in retail just as any normal processor is, unlike Renoir.
Translated, original text by:
Jan Olšan, editor for Cnews.cz
