Wow, IBM creates 7nm chips!

[ultimatebob]

AMD should probably start mandating minimum spec for the laptops/pcs using their new chips. What the OEMs did with the previous AMD chips really sank them.

Yeah... I got my wife an HP laptop with Ryzen 5 mobile processor. It runs fine, but it has a cheap flimsy plastic case and a low resolution touch screen. That's not AMD's fault, but low spec laptops like that do not help the "AMD = Cheap Junk" image that they've had historically.

 

[manly]

Most non-enthusiasts just buy a pre-built PC or Laptop from someone like Dell or Apple, who have little or no AMD options available right now. AMD apparently needs to step up their bribery game to nab those big OEM contracts.

AMD launched Zen 2 mobile processors in Q2, and I think most OEMs (except Apple) are shipping quite a few products now.