Ryzen Z2 Go vs Ryzen Z1
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z1 outperforms Ryzen Z2 Go by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 724 | 1032 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 73.50 | 26.17 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) | Rembrandt R (2025) |
| Release date | May 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z2 Go.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.51 | 7.65 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.61 | 7.91 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen Z1 has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Z2 Go, on the other hand, has 3.9% faster integrated GPU.
The AMD Ryzen Z1 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go in performance tests.
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