A new hexa-core processor under AMD’s Krackan Point (KRK) lineup of APUs has emerged atGeekbench- thanks toOlrakat X. The CPU wields a rather unconventional 3+3 hybrid configuration - taking a different approach than AMD did with its Phoenix 2 APUs.
Krackan Pointis AMD’s cheaper alternative to Strix Point - packing upwards of eight cores and an eight Compute Unit (CU) RDNA 3.5-based iGPU (Integrated GPU). Krackan Point utilizes a hybrid-core design to save valuable die space, featuring up to four Zen 5 and four Zen 5c cores. The six-core offering has an OPN code of “100-000001600-40_Y,” corresponding to a Ryzen 5 APU per previously leakedshipping manifests. The benchmark, being an AI test, isn’t that exciting once you consider that Krackan employs the same 50 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU asStrix Point.
Going over the listed specs, the budget Ryzen 5 300 APU packs three Zen 5 and three Zen 5c cores alongside 12 threads - quite different from the Phoenix 2-based Ryzen 5 7545U - which had two Zen 4 and four Zen 4c cores. Moreover, the APU was being tested in an Asus validation platform and had a relatively low base frequency of 2 GHz - but that’s likely a result of early silicon.
AMD reintroduced a dual-CCX design with Strix Point - splitting up the Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores across different rings - with separate L3 caches for both core types. Interestingly, for the Krackan Point APU in question, Geekbench divides the core count into two clusters. However, Olrak suggests that AMD might package all six cores together - connected through a unified ring bus - sharing a coherent L3 cache. To chip in, the Ryzen 5 7545U (Phoenix 2) also employed a single CCX, but the final decision rests on AMD.
Rest assured, laptops powered by AMD’s Krackan Point offerings are set to arrive in early 2025 - starting at$799if we go by leaks. Overall,CES2025 will be jampacked with next-gen launches from all major players. Expect to see AMD unveil Krackan Point alongside Strix Halo APUs, Fire Range CPUs, andRadeonRX 8000 “RDNA 4” GPUs.
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.
