AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Microsoft Surface Edition vs AMD 3015Ce: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Microsoft Surface Edition and AMD 3015Ce: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Microsoft Surface Edition has more cores (8 vs 2), more threads (16 vs 4), a higher base clock (2 GHz vs 1.2 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (4.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz).

At the same time, AMD 3015Ce has a lower TDP (6 W vs 15 W).

Both processors match on: PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 7 4980U Microsoft Surface EditionAMD 3015Ce
Cores / threads 8 / 16 2 / 4
Max boost clock 4.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
TDP 15 W 6 W
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Integrated graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Microsoft Surface Edition AMD 3015Ce
General
Codename Renoir —
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition AMD 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Launch date 04/13/2021 04/29/2021
Unlocked for overclocking No No
Operating system support Windows ChromeOS
CPU
Cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Base clock 2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max boost clock 4.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB —
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
TDP 15 W 6 W
Configurable TDP 10–25 W —
Memory
Memory types LPDDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 2 1
Max memory speed 4.267 GHz 1.6 GHz
Graphics
Integrated graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics max frequency 1.95 GHz 600 MHz
Graphics units 8 3
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FP6 FT5
TJUNCTION 105 °C 105 °C
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD "Zen" Core Architecture, AMD FreeSync Technology, DirectX 12 Technology —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) — AM301CBRP2OFJ

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