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AMD Quietly Adds Zen 2 4700LE and 11 Hawk Point Ryzen SKUs to OEM Lineups

The move steers inventory toward system makers and creates naming confusion that could complicate parts clarity for prebuilt PC buyers.

Overview

  • The Ryzen 7 4700LE, which AMD listed on March 25, 2026, is an OEM-only Zen 2 (Renoir) CPU with eight cores and 16 threads, 3.6 GHz base and 4.2 GHz boost clocks, 12 MB of L2+L3 cache, a 65W TDP, and no integrated graphics.
  • AMD also added 11 new Ryzen 200 and 100 series SKUs under the Hawk Point family that use a 4nm process with RDNA 3-class integrated graphics and include Zen 4-based chips across 4, 6, and 8 core counts.
  • Several AMD product pages mislabel some new Ryzen 100 entries as Zen 3+, creating architecture and feature confusion for press and buyers because the Hawk Point parts actually carry RDNA 3 iGPUs.
  • The listings are marked OEM-only and have already appeared in at least one prebuilt system listing, signaling that laptops and mini PCs are the primary near-term targets for these parts.
  • Reusing older AM4 Zen 2 designs while rolling out Hawk Point APUs lets AMD help system integrators use existing motherboards and DDR4 inventory to deliver lower-cost prebuilt machines and gives buyers more budget options.