AMD brings 8 core/ 16 threads of Zen 3 goodness to Chromebooks with new Ryzen 5000 C-series

AMD has unveiled today new Chromebook APUs in the form of the all-new Ryzen 5000 C-series processors. These new parts will pack up to eight cores and 16 threads and are twice faster than last gen.

AMD today is launching all new processors for Chromebooks in the form of the new Ryzen 5000 C-series APUs. The flagship Ryzen 7 5825C will be packing 8 cores and 16 threads in a 15W TDP package. AMD promises massive performance improvements compared to the last gen 3000 C-series APUs.

Commenting on the matter, Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager of Client business unit at AMD said:

AMD is raising the performance bar for modern Chromebooks. With up to eight cores, the Ryzen 5000 C-Series processors give Chromebook users the flexibility to stay unplugged all day without sacrificing performance and productivity.

In total Team Red is launching four new Ryzen 5000 C-series Chromebook APUs. The SKUs alongside their specifications are given in the image below (click to enlarge):

And in terms of performance, the company says that the new 5000 C-series Ryzen APUs are more than twice as fast compared to the previous generation AMD 3000 C-series Chromebook processors. That's because the new 5000C chips will have double the CPU cores alongside the new Zen 3 architecture. And in GPU horsepower too, the company is promising close to double the performance gains.

AMD says that the HP Elite c645 G2 featuring the Ryzen 7 5825C will be the first Chromebook with the new Ryzen 5000 C-series chips. The model will launch next month in June. Acer will also launch the Chromebook Spin 514 with a Ryzen 5000C chip later in the year.

You can find AMD's official press release on the new Ryzen 5000 C-series chips here.