New Ryzen mobile processors

AMD has announced  Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors, bringing the the “Zen 3” core architecture to premium business laptops.

Paired with AMD PRO technologies that offer strengthened multi-layer enterprise-class security features and powerhouse productivity, the new AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors are built to meet the demands of the modern workforce.

With broad availability from HP and Lenovo expected starting in Q2, the number of AMD-powered enterprise notebooks is expected to triple by the end of 2021.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor, with 8 cores and 16 threads, claims to offer up to 57% more multi-threaded performance than the competition and up to 23% faster performance for home and office productivity than the competition with up to 17.5 hours of battery life.

Security includes AMD Memory Guard automatically enabled on Microsoft Secured-Core PCs, helps enable data and identity protection, and AMD Shadow Stack which helps provide hardware enabled protection against malware attacks.

The processors offer support for Microsoft Endpoint Manager to deliver a flexible and integrated cloud management solution and feature 18-months of planned software stability and 24-months of planned availability.

Starting in Q2, 2021, enterprise customers will be able to purchase Ryzen PRO processor-based systems from top PC vendors including HP and Lenovo.