News AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 C-Series: First 8-Core x86 CPUs for Chromebooks

[Admin]

AMD introduced its Ryzen 5000 C-Series chips, marking the world's first eight-core x86 chip design for the Chromebook market.

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[rluker5]

To compete with low cost, low power Intel Atoms for chromebook use?

Do they know what segment they are in? It is the lowest price segment with low performance demands and high battery life demands.
A 15w expensive chip is the wrong chip for the job. They just have to run a browser OS and have kids keep them on all day.

Why is AMD bringing the bling to chromebooks? Nobody asked for that. A 15w 8c is like putting a V8 in a Chevy Spark and charging $25k for it. But I suppose if AMD has to throw them away at a loss like Intel did with windows tablet Atoms you might be able to score a deal if you could install Windows.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Put an 8 core CPU and a 4K 100% Adobe RGB HDR1000 touch screen with THX certified speakers on a Chromebook with a magnesium chassis that weighs 100g and is a thick as a piece of paper and it will still be a Chromebook.

 

[jacob249358]

Chrome is going to be just a browser with the most basic stuff for another few years. The point of them is being cheap for people that just want to watch movies and answer emails or for school. Not sure if google has something big coming with chrome os but it would be fun to see someone compete with windows (Not really counting linux)

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Making a silk purse from a sow’s ear?

 

[tehodler]

I guess nobody else in the comments here is using Linux apps on their chromeooks?

Chrome OS is the slickest, most trouble free OS I've ever used. Updates don't interfere with anything I'm doing and don't require multiple reboots (or any reboots). I'd love more powerful hardware as long as the price is right. The few high-end chromebooks seem to offer lower specs than similarly priced Windows machines. I'll pay a small premium to use my favorite OS but if the cost is too high, I'll buy a Windows machine and put Linux on it.

 

[jacob249358]

I guess nobody else in the comments here is using Linux apps on their chromeooks?

Chrome OS is the slickest, most trouble free OS I've ever used. Updates don't interfere with anything I'm doing and don't require multiple reboots (or any reboots). I'd love more powerful hardware as long as the price is right. The few high-end chromebooks seem to offer lower specs than similarly priced Windows machines. I'll pay a small premium to use my favorite OS but if the cost is too high, I'll buy a Windows machine and put Linux on it.

Chrome OS updates require reboots. And I think the linux apps thing is a very small portion of people. But chrome OS is very smooth and simple, I enjoy it myself.

 

[escksu]

I just feel that 6/8 core cpus are way overkill for chrome books. 4 core will do the job nicely...

Btw, ARM will be biggest competitor in the chromebook segment. I am not sure if both intel and amd could compete in time to come...

 

[hannibal]

I have used slow Chromebook and fast Chromebook and yeah if you need that speed, it is worth of paying for it!