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The Z1 / Z2 lines are very confusing, because they range from the high-end Z2 Extreme CPUs that are a direct upgrade over the Z1 Extreme, to terrible products like the Z2 A and Z1 non-extreme that are basically a higher TDP version of the Steam Deck's APU.
Z1 Series: https://cdn.thepcenthus
Z2 Series: https://hothardware.com/Image/Res...-specs.jpg
It basically goes like this:
APU Model - CPU Cores / Threads - GPU Cores - TDP Limits
1) Z2 Extreme / AI Z2 Extreme - 8 / 16 (Zen 5) - 16 (RDNA 3.5) - 15-35W
2) Z1 Extreme - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
3) Z2 - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
4) Z2 Go - 4/8 (Zen 3+) - 12 (RDNA 2) - 15-30W
5) Z2 A - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RDNA 2) - 6-20W
6) Steam Deck Custom Ryzen APU - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RNDA 2) - 4-15W
7) Z1 - 6/12 (Zen 4) - 4 (RDNA 3) - 9-30W
Avoid the Z1 non-extreme at all costs, it's a horrible product that has no reason for being besides decent CPU performance. The Z2 A is the ugly duck of the Z2 series, basically a higher TDP Steam Deck APU. The Steam Deck's hardware often performs better at lower TDPs, but cranking up the wattage will allow the Z2 A to win most fights vs the Steam Deck at 15W.
Special mention goes to the Ryzen AI 7 / 9 series APUs which bring further confusion since they're similar high-end products with 12 Zen 5 cores and Radeon 890M GPUs, but more tailored for Laptops and Desktop minis. They're basically higher performance versions of the Z2 Extreme. The AI 7 Pro is somewhere in between the Z1 Extreme and Z2 Extreme, but fairly rare to encounter.
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The Z1 / Z2 lines are very confusing, because they range from the high-end Z2 Extreme CPUs that are a direct upgrade over the Z1 Extreme, to terrible products like the Z2 A and Z1 non-extreme that are basically a higher TDP version of the Steam Deck's APU.
Z1 Series: https://cdn.thepcenthus
Z2 Series: https://hothardware.com/Image/Res...-specs.jpg
It basically goes like this:
APU Model - CPU Cores / Threads - GPU Cores - TDP Limits
1) Z2 Extreme / AI Z2 Extreme - 8 / 16 (Zen 5) - 16 (RDNA 3.5) - 15-35W
2) Z1 Extreme - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
3) Z2 - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
4) Z2 Go - 4/8 (Zen 3+) - 12 (RDNA 2) - 15-30W
5) Z2 A - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RDNA 2) - 6-20W
6) Steam Deck Custom Ryzen APU - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RNDA 2) - 4-15W
7) Z1 - 6/12 (Zen 4) - 4 (RDNA 3) - 9-30W
Avoid the Z1 non-extreme at all costs, it's a horrible product that has no reason for being besides decent CPU performance. The Z2 A is the ugly duck of the Z2 series, basically a higher TDP Steam Deck APU. The Steam Deck's hardware often performs better at lower TDPs, but cranking up the wattage will allow the Z2 A to win most fights vs the Steam Deck at 15W.
Special mention goes to the Ryzen AI 7 / 9 series APUs which bring further confusion since they're similar high-end products with 12 Zen 5 cores and Radeon 890M GPUs, but more tailored for Laptops and Desktop minis. They're basically higher performance versions of the Z2 Extreme. The AI 7 Pro is somewhere in between the Z1 Extreme and Z2 Extreme, but fairly rare to encounter.
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The Z1 / Z2 lines are very confusing, because they range from the high-end Z2 Extreme CPUs that are a direct upgrade over the Z1 Extreme, to terrible products like the Z2 A and Z1 non-extreme that are basically a higher TDP version of the Steam Deck's APU.
Z1 Series: https://cdn.thepcenthus
Z2 Series: https://hothardware.com/Image/Res...-specs.jpg
It basically goes like this:
APU Model - CPU Cores / Threads - GPU Cores - TDP Limits
1) Z2 Extreme / AI Z2 Extreme - 8 / 16 (Zen 5) - 16 (RDNA 3.5) - 15-35W
2) Z1 Extreme - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
3) Z2 - 8/16 (Zen 4) - 12 (RDNA 3) - 15-30W
4) Z2 Go - 4/8 (Zen 3+) - 12 (RDNA 2) - 15-30W
5) Z2 A - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RDNA 2) - 6-20W
6) Steam Deck Custom Ryzen APU - 4/8 (Zen 2) - 8 (RNDA 2) - 4-15W
7) Z1 - 6/12 (Zen 4) - 4 (RDNA 3) - 9-30W
Avoid the Z1 non-extreme at all costs, it's a horrible product that has no reason for being besides decent CPU performance. The Z2 A is the ugly duck of the Z2 series, basically a higher TDP Steam Deck APU. The Steam Deck's hardware often performs better at lower TDPs, but cranking up the wattage will allow the Z2 A to win most fights vs the Steam Deck at 15W.
Special mention goes to the Ryzen AI 7 / 9 series APUs which bring further confusion since they're similar high-end products with 12 Zen 5 cores and Radeon 890M GPUs, but more tailored for Laptops and Desktop minis. They're basically higher performance versions of the Z2 Extreme. The AI 7 Pro is somewhere in between the Z1 Extreme and Z2 Extreme, but fairly rare to encounter.
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It'll probably be simplier to get the WindowsOS version of the LeGO S, with 32 GB RAM and 1TB Storage, which has the same Z2 GO chip. Back in August, it went on sale as low as $499.99 brand new at Best Buy; fingers crossed it happens for the holidays. You can install SteamOS on to it.
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