July 28th, 2024

AMD Threw the Match but Won Anyway – Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 Review [video]

The YouTube video reviews AMD's Ryzen AI 300 mobile CPUs, highlighting their performance per watt, gaming capabilities, and integrated graphics, while noting limitations in memory upgrades and Wi-Fi performance.

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AMD Threw the Match but Won Anyway – Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 Review [video]

The YouTube video reviews AMD's new series of mobile CPUs, focusing on the Ryzen AI 300 chip, which is noted for its superior performance per watt compared to competitors, despite some power limitations. The Asus Zenbook S16, featuring the Ryzen AI 9hx 370 chip, is commended for its performance but criticized for its naming scheme. The review highlights several key aspects, including AMD's strong performance in gaming and integrated graphics, the lack of support for memory upgrades in the Ryzen AI 300 laptop, and issues with Wi-Fi performance. Overall, the video offers a detailed comparison of various processors, emphasizing AMD's advancements in mobile CPU technology.

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By @sm_1024 - 4 months
These are interesting results and make a strong case for AMD over Qualcomm, especially in battery life:

  ASUS S16 (Qualcomm):    13h 39m  
  Apple MacBook Pro (M3): 12h 35m  
  ASUS S16 (AMD):         11h 10m  
  ASUS S15 (Intel):        9h 15m  
Cinebench Multicore:

  ASUS S16 (Qualcomm):   1,138  
  ASUS S16 (AMD):          997  
  Apple MacBook Pro (M3):  716  
Cinebench Single core:

  Apple MacBook Pro (M3): 141  
  ASUS S16 (AMD):         113  
  ASUS S16 (Qualcomm):    108
By @borissk - 4 months
Another review (Just Josh) here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIRFjNmcjiM - probably a better one.
By @musicale - 4 months
I think we are all reaping the benefits of the post-M1 battery life era.

Not having to charge your laptop for days at a time is fantastic.