Intel accused AMD of “selling half-truths to unsuspecting customers” by using Zen 2 architecture in some of its latest Ryzen 7000 series mobile processors. In a now-deleted presentation for system integrators, Intel’s “Core Truths” primarily focused on AMD’s Ryzen 5 7520U mobile processor and its confusing and somewhat misleading naming. .
AMD revealed a new naming scheme for the Ryzen 7000 series last year. The first number indicates the model year, the second number indicates the segment, and the third number indicates the architecture. At first glance, you might look at the Ryzen 5 7520U’s naming and think it’s a mid-range CPU from AMD. 7 means latest. However, the Ryzen 5 7520U is actually based on AMD’s older Zen 2 architecture rather than AMD’s latest Zen 4 architecture.
“Ryzen 5 7520U is built on the older Zen 2 architecture released in 2019,” Intel exclaims in its presentation. “AMD’s old architecture is hidden in plain sight.” Intel has a very strong reputation for labeling AMD’s processor naming as selling snake oil, a phrase used to describe deceptive marketing. A clear comparison slide is also included.
Fortunately video card I managed to capture it The entire presentation was removed before Intel removed it following press attention this week. Intel’s slide deck is the kind of brazen attack on AMD we haven’t seen in years, but it’s hard to argue with some of the points Intel is raising here. AMD’s naming scheme is clearly designed to mislead consumers into thinking their laptops have the latest CPUs, and most people have no idea what the 2 in his 7520U actually stands for. You wouldn’t know.
But what Intel conveniently didn’t mention in its presentation was its history of confusing processor naming schemes and architectures. Intel launched the Core i9 11900K in 2021, which reverted the 10 core count in the 10900K to just 8. This confusing move is a way to effectively rebrand the fact that Intel is still using the 14nm process, which Intel has been using for years with his 14nm, 14nm+, and 14nm++ naming scheme. It was done later. Intel ultimately stopped naming process nodes altogether in 2021, opting instead to refer to its third-generation 10nm chips as “Intel 7.” This makes it sound more competitive compared to AMD products based on TSMC’s 7nm node.
Intel’s attack also comes just weeks after the company launched 14th generation desktop processors that feel similar to their overclocked 13th generation counterparts. There were no major changes in the architecture from the 13th to the 14th generation, just a refresh of the chip. The main exception is that the Core i7 gets more cores, but given that this isn’t actually a new generation of desktop CPUs, reviewers have widely criticized Intel for the naming scheme here. I’m criticizing.
None of this pot-and-kettle intrigue stopped Intel from creating its latest presentation, but the wide attention it received clearly caused the company to have second thoughts.mysteriously disappeared from intel.com Yesterday, but everyone knows about you can’t really delete anything From the internet.