AMD launched the Mendocino mobile processors back in September; however, laptop OEMs other than Acer have yet to offer machines based on this new chip. For those unaware, AMD Mendocino chips are entry-level mobile APUs that use older AMD Zen 2 and RDNA 2 technology but are built upon a refined 6nm manufacturing process optimized for both cost and all-day battery life.

Now, Lenovo has silently added some new IdeaPad 1 laptops to its product specifications reference site that carry these new CPUs (via). The specifications sheet refers to 14-inch and 15-inch models with quad-core Ryzen 5 7520U and Ryzen 3 7320U APUs, as well as dual-core Athlon Gold 7220U and Athlon Silver 7120U processors. These low-cost Mendocino chips all have the Radeon 610M GPU with two CUs operating at 1.9 GHz.

The IdeaPad 1 range starts from the Athlon versions, which comes with only 4GB of soldered LPDDR5-5500 RAM. The Ryzen quad-core variants, however, come with 8 or even 16 GB of RAM. The Ryzen versions receive the faster 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, while the Athlon models only have 128 GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs available for storage. An SD card slot allows users to increase their capacity.

The Athlon-powered machines are likely to get 14-inch and 15-inch screens with a 1366 x 768p resolution TN panel. The Ryzen models, on the other hand, will feature both TN and IPS panels with FHD resolution, however, the color gamut of these panels will be low, and the peak brightness will be limited to 250 nits.

The specifications also include WiFi 5 or WiFi 6 with Bluetooth 5.0 / 5.1 connectivity, USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4b, and audio jack connectivity, depending on budget. All models include a 720p webcam with a privacy shutter, although only the priciest Ryzen models also include a fingerprint reader in the power button. The chassis are primarily made of plastic to keep expenses as low as possible, and the 14-inch models weigh 3 lbs while the 15-inch models weigh 3.48 lbs. In video playback mode, the included batteries may last about 14 hours.

Although exact costs in US dollars are not yet available, certain Athlon Gold 7220U versions have Hong Kong dollar prices that would equal to US$490.

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At Computex Taipei 2022, AMD had revealed that the company will be launching its entry-level Ryzen and Athlon 7000 series mobile processors, codenamed “Mendocino”, that are aimed towards the Chromebooks and affordable Windows devices crowd.

And according to several reports online (via ITHome and wccftech), we have gathered several leaks and rumours that we know about AMD’s “Mendocino” processors so far.

AMD’s upcoming “Mendocino” 7000 series mobile entry-level APU family will be consisting of 3 members – the AMD Ryzen 3 7420U, AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and the AMD Athlon Silver 7020U.

Not much is known about the Athlon 7000 series mobile APUs, but recently ITHome reported that the news organisation had gathered info that the highest-end among the “Mendocino” processors – the Ryzen 3 7420U, will be sporting a quad-core CPU setup with 8 threads. All 4 CPU cores will be built on AMD’s older Zen 2 architecture, which turns 3 years old in 2022.

GPU-wise, The integrated graphics of the Ryzen 3 7420U APU will be featuring 1 WGP (2 CUs) of RDNA2 Graphics.

However, compared to its predecessor – the Ryzen 3 5400U, the upcoming Ryzen 3 7420U APU seems rather underwhelming. For comparison, the Ryzen 3 5400U also has a 4 core 8 thread CPU, but the cores are built on newer Zen 3 architecture. Meanwhile, the GPU on the Ryzen 5400U is a 6 CUs Vega Integrated Graphics.

As revealed earlier in leaks online, the AMD “Mendocino” APUs will be supporting dual-channel x32 LPDDR5 RAM, which can go up to 32GB, and the APUs will support VP9 and AV1 video encoding as well.

In Computex, AMD announced that “Mendocino” APUs will be launched in Q4 2022 and arrive in markets by the end of the year. The company expects “Mendocino” APUs to be available in mainstream notebooks priced from US$ 399 to US$699. 

In addition to the improved APU design, “Mendocino” is also manufactured on TSMC’s 6nm process, which translates to better power efficiency. AMD had announced that it believes that with Mendocino, Windows laptops can deliver more than 10 hours of battery life. On stage at Computex 2022, AMD revealed that Lenovo’s upcoming 2022 IdeaPad 1 series of entry-level laptops will be among the first to feature the APU.

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