AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
  • Cores: 8
  • L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
  • TDP: 15-35 W
  • Transistor size: 4 nm
Ryzen Z2 Extreme - laptop processor produced by Amd for socket FP8 that has 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2000 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 5000 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics AMD Radeon 890M.

Review

Single-Core Performance
75
Multi-Core Performance
37
Power Efficiency
80
Integrated Graphics
98
NanoReview Final Score
63
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
113
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
791

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2752
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11856
File compression 1100 MB/sec
Clang compilation 77.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 343.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 278.8 pages/sec
Background blur 51.9 images/sec
Photo processing 121.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3969
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
23764
Integer math 81.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 50.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 84M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 30.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 279.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1344 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 29 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
198.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 338.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 679 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.66 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Ryzen Z2 Extreme technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released June 9, 2025
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Strix Point)
Integrated GPU Radeon 890M

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 3
P-Threads 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 5
E-Threads 10
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8
Total Threads 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-35 W (configurable)
Socket FP8
Peak Temperature 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1024
TMUs 64
ROPs 32
Execution Units 16
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
5.9 TFLOPS
See also: Radeon 890M – integrated graphics of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 256 GB
Memory Channels 2
ECC Support Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16

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fuuk1 November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
So Z2 Extreme is just a mishmash of Ryzen AI 7 360's CPU and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370's GPU.
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