By Darren Allan
AMD has unleashed a new range of processors which bring the company’s Bristol Ridge tech – previously seen on mobile CPUs – to desktop PCs.
The seventh-generation AMD Pro processors are APUs (accelerated processing units) meaning they have built-in graphics, and they’re targeted at businesses, and will be available in HP and Lenovo PCs to begin with.
The ‘Pro’ moniker stands for ‘performance, reliability and opportunity’, but of course the basic drive is for the former two: AMD promises the chips are quick in terms of computing and graphics performance, and also reliable which is a key factor for a product aimed at businesses.
Compared to previous generation AMD Pro CPUs, these new models provide up to 14% greater compute power, and a 22% boost on the graphics front according to the company’s own benchmarking. They’re also 32% more energy efficient, which doesn’t hurt.
As for security concerns, you get AMD Secure Processor tech, boasting secure boot and TPM 2.0 along with various other measures to keep your applications and data safe.
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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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