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AMD Ryzen Z1
The Ryzen Z1 is the lower of AMD's two 2023 handheld chips: two Zen 4 and four Zen 4c cores, 12 threads and a four-CU RDNA 3 graphics block, configurable from 9W to 30W. It reached retail in the cheaper ASUS ROG Ally model about three months after the Z1 Extreme version.
Pros
- Six cores and 12 threads (two Zen 4, four Zen 4c) in a 9-30W configurable envelope
- Supports USB4 and LPDDR5/LPDDR5X memory
- Launched in the ROG Ally at $599, $100 below the Z1 Extreme version
- Radeon Super Resolution, Anti-Lag, Chill and FreeSync support
Cons
- Four RDNA 3 compute units against 12 on the Z1 Extreme, so graphics performance is much lower in review testing
- Only two full Zen 4 cores; multi-core reached about 70% of the Z1 Extreme in one review's Cinebench R23 run
- Less L2 cache and lower clocks than the Z1 Extreme: 6MB L2 versus 8MB and a 4.9GHz boost versus 5.1GHz
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen Z1
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
- Max TDP
- 30 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 2
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon Graphics (4 cores)
- iGPU clock
- 2,800 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Benchmarks
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,731Bottom 41%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 10,068Bottom 30%
- PassMark
- 18,258Bottom 33%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,577Bottom 44%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen Z1 good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen Z1 earns an Inno Score of 53.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Ryzen Z1 is the lower of AMD's two 2023 handheld chips: two Zen 4 and four Zen 4c cores, 12 threads and a four-CU RDNA 3 graphics block, configurable from 9W to 30W. It reached retail in the cheaper ASUS ROG Ally model about three months after the Z1 Extreme version.
Does the AMD Ryzen Z1 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 18,258 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen Z1?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen Z1?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i9-12900HK, AMD Ryzen 5 240, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
