Quote:AMD quietly launches new Zen2/Zen+ APUs: Ryzen 7 4700LE arrives as OEM-only AM4 desktop CPU with no iGPU

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AMD has quietly added three processors to its official product pages. The list includes Ryzen 7 4700LE for desktops and two Ryzen 3000U mobile parts, Ryzen 5 3501U and Ryzen 3 3100U.

4700LE: Zen2 CPURyzen 7 4700LE is listed as an OEM-only desktop processor. Ryzen 7 4700LE is based on Renoir and uses Zen 2 CPU cores. AMD gives it 8 cores and 16 threads, a 3.6 GHz base clock and up to 4.2 GHz boost. The CPU has a 65W default TDP and uses the AM4 socket, but AMD lists no integrated graphics. A discrete graphics card is required.

3000U: Zen+ CPUsThe two Ryzen 3000U parts are listed under laptop processors, although AMD’s page shows “laptops, desktops” as the form factor. Ryzen 5 3501U has 4 cores and 8 threads, a 2.1 GHz base clock and up to 3.7 GHz boost. Ryzen 3 3100U is a 2-core and 2-thread model with a 1.9 GHz base clock and up to 3.2 GHz boost. That’s a Zen+ CPUs, which were first introduced in 2019. 

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