AMD Announces Ryzen PRO 7040 Processors For Business Markets
AMD Announces Ryzen PRO 7040 Processors For Business Markets
AMD has just announced new Ryzen PRO 7040 Series Mobile processors for premium Windows 11 laptops and workstations – also introduced is the Ryzen PRO 7000 Series processors for desktop, catering to professional users.
The Zen 4 and RDNA3-powered Ryzen PRO 7040 chips differs in certain business-focused features such as AMD PRO technologies intended for security and manageability, and certain models will feature the XDNA-based Ryzen AI similar to the Ryzen 7040U/7040HS chips, capable of AI features such as webcam framing, background blur and more.
AMD touts the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U offers an average of +17% in performance over Intel, and a similar +18% to Apple M2 Pro SoC. The same comparison also sees Ryzen beating Apple in battery life in video conferencing, with 15% more runtime. The product lineup mirrors that of consumer models, ranging from Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U all the way up to Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.
Meanwhile, Ryzen PRO 7000 desktop lineup will see three models available – the 12-core Ryzen 9 PRO 7945, 8-core Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and 6-core Ryzen 5 PRO 7645. These are largely based on AMD’s consumer desktop chips (particularly the non-X lineup), with 65W TDP and frequency of up to 5.4GHz for the Ryzen 9 model.
OEM models featuring the Ryzen PRO lineup should arrive starting this month.
Pokdepinion: Not going to lie, matching Apple M2 Pro in performance and battery life is impressive.
