As laptops with AMD’s latest Zen 4 CPU architecture launch this year, the company’s labeling system might confuse customers because it differs from the desktop naming scheme. The company hopes to remedy the problem with orange stickers signifying Zen 4 mobile processors (above).
Processor naming conventions can confuse casual or less-experienced PC users, but understanding AMD’s Ryzen desktop processor labels shouldn’t take long. All desktop 7000 series CPUs use the company’s Zen 4 architecture, succeeding the 5000 series, which uses Zen 3.