AMD announces Ryzen 5000E for embedded computing

AMD today announced the Ryzen 5000E Series, a new line of embedded products for network firewalls, network attached storage (NAS), and other networking and security applications that require high performance and power efficiency.

The Ryzen 5000E uses the proven Zen3 CPU architecture with a 7nm process, making it part of the same family as the desktop Rex 5000 series.

Together with the entry-level 12nm Zen+ architecture of the Ryzen R2000 series, the low-end 6nm Zen3 architecture of the Ryzen V3000 series and the high-end 5nm Zen4 architecture of the Xiaolong 9004 series, AMD has a new and complete product line in the embedded processor segment.

There are five models in total, the Ryzen 5950E, Ryzen 5900E, Ryzen 5800E and Ryzen 5600E, which correspond to the downclocked and locked versions of the Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900, Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 5600, and come in 3.05-3.4 GHz, 3.35-3.7 GHz, 3.4-3.7 GHz and 3.3-3.6 GHz versions.

The thermal design power is set at 105W, 105W, 100W (adjustable down to 65W) and 65W respectively.

Both are AM4 form factors and support dual-channel DDR4 3200 memory, 24 PCIe 4.0 bus lanes and an additional 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes when paired with the X570 chipset.

As embedded products, both support ECC memory error correction, RAS reliability and offer 5 years lifecycle support.