Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G Review: Renoir Ushers in a New Era for 7nm Desktop APUs

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Zen 2, Meet 7nm Vega

OUR VERDICT

The Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G offers a compelling blend of high-powered integrated graphics and eight CPU cores with sixteen threads. The chip will surely be a hit in the pre-built OEM markets, but its lack of retail availability will limit uptake for enthusiasts and DIY'ers.

FOR

• Fastest integrated graphics available
  
• Vastly improved single- and multi-threaded performance for APUs
  
• Excellent power consumption and efficiency
  
• Substantial CPU, GPU and memory overclocking capabilities
  
• Passable 1080p, solid 720p gaming
  
• Solder TIM
  

AGAINST

• "OEM-only"
  
• Comparatively high pricing for grey-market chips
  
• Questionable warranty if bought via grey market
  

AMD's Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G "Renoir" desktop APU brings eight Zen 2 cores and 16 threads paired with a reworked Radeon RX Vega graphics engine to the mainstream desktop, breaking the old ceiling of four cores and eight threads found with the company's previous-gen "Picasso" APUs. AMD claims the new 7nm chips offer up to a 25% increase in single-threaded performance and up to a 2.5X increase in multi-threaded applications over the prior-gen Picasso APUs. That type of performance would normally make Renoir a shoe-in for our list of Best CPUs – but there's a catch. 

To the disappointment of enthusiasts and DIY'ers everywhere, AMD chose to target the pre-built OEM and SI system market with its desktop Renoir chips. The Renoir desktop APUs come in both typical consumer models and specialized 'Pro' variants for professional users, but they are functionally the same silicon and the various models have exactly the same specifications. 

Unfortunately, you won't find either family at normal retail outlets, but the grey market is a busy place. Distributors have already begun selling some of the models to the general public, and we snagged an eight-core Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G. This is nearly a carbon copy of the consumer-focused Ryzen 7 4700G, and it will let us see what the "OEM-only" chips bring to the table in gaming and application performance. 
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