Intel Calls Out AMD For Using Old Cores In New CPUs In “Core Truths” Marketing Playbook, Is This “Real-World Performance” 2.0?

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Intel has released a new customer playbook known as "Core Truths"  that calls out AMD for using old CPU cores in its latest Ryzen CPU lineup.

According to Intel, the "Core Truths" playbook is designed to help customers spot half-truths that are put out by the competition such as AMD. It includes a total of four "Core Truths" in which Intel tries to explain to customers the differences between its Core lineup and the competition's Ryzen line of CPUs.

Starting with the first "Core Truth", Intel states that AMD is shipping a dated CPU architecture in its Ryzen 7000 lineup of processors. The chip used as an example here is the Ryzen 7520U which is a Mendocino CPU based on the 6nm Zen 2 core architecture. The Zen 2 core architecture was first released in 2019 on the 7nm process node with Mendocino "Ryzen 7020" series getting an update to a 6nm process node. The chip also houses an RDNA 2 core architecture.

While we agree that AMD's naming scheme for its latest mobile CPUs is very confusing, the same can be said for Intel's new naming scheme which features similarly named SKUs with varying architectures. The 1st Gen Core CPUs feature the Raptor Lake CPU architecture while the 1st Gen Core Ultra CPUs feature the Meteor Lake CPU architecture.

Following is how AMD segments its Ryzen 7000 CPU lineup:

Following is how Intel segments its 1st Gen Core (Ultra) CPU lineup:

Intel also goes ahead in comparing the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U "Mendocino" CPU with its own Core i5-1335U "Raptor Lake" CPU. The performance figures show Intel's chip offering an 83% uplift in terms of performance. Mendocino CPUs are designed for entry-level laptops and retail mostly in the sub $500 US segment. The second "Core Truth" pretty much is the same thing, calling out