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  • TUXEDO Aura 15 Gen2 - AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Powered, Linux Laptop

    Phoronix: TUXEDO Aura 15 Gen2 - AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Powered, Linux Laptop

    Bavarian PC vendor TUXEDO Computers that specializes in various Linux pre-loaded notebooks and desktop computers recently launched their Aura 15 Gen2 laptop focused on being an "affordable business allrounder" and powered by AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors with integrated Vega graphics to make for a nice open-source driver experience. TUXEDO sent over the Aura 15 Gen2 for a round of testing and here's a look at this Ubuntu Linux laptop's performance and capabilities.

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  • #2
    The Aura 15 Gen2 has options for Ryzen 3 5300U, Ryzen 5 5500U, and Ryzen 7 5700U processors.
    All Zen 2 CPUs which kinda ... sucks to put it mildly. E.g. 5600U is a better CPU than 5700U despite being in the lower ranks.

    I have nothing but contempt for AMD for mixing two CPU uArch under the same moniker.

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    • #3
      When a Linux laptop shows here, there is a long list of people complaining that it doesn't have a AMD CPU. Now I will just wait and see the long list of excuses why this laptop still isn't good because feature X/Y/Z are not present.

      Oh wait, it already begun...

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      • #4
        Originally posted by birdie View Post

        All Zen 2 CPUs which kinda ... sucks to put it mildly. E.g. 5600U is a better CPU than 5700U despite being in the lower ranks.

        I have nothing but contempt for AMD for mixing two CPU uArch under the same moniker.
        AFAICT they're just rebadged 4000 series notebook APUs with CPU/GPU overclocks. The slightly higher clock speeds seem to be the only difference between the 4800U and 5700U.

        That said, I have a 4000 series Zen 2 APU in my desktop and I'm damn happy with it. Zen 2 is no slouch. It OCs itself just as fast as these.
        Last edited by skeevy420; 25 May 2022, 08:05 AM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by skeevy420 View Post

          AFAICT they're just rebadged 4000 series notebook APUs with CPU/GPU overclocks. The slightly higher clock speeds seem to be the only difference between the 4800U and 5700U.

          That said, I have a 4000 series Zen 2 APU in my desktop and I'm damn happy with it. Zen 2 is no slouch. It OCs itself just as fast as these.
          They also have new firmware that enables some optimizations that weren't ready in time for the 4000 series.


          ... you are right though, the saving grace here is that renior was an absolute monster in 2020, especially in the 15W and 35W ranges.

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          • #6
            No track point so I'll be saving up for a used Lenovo ThinkPad.

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            • #7
              I don't know what can explain that this Tuxedo behave generally better than it's equivalent, sometime matching way higher end CPU. Could it be to RAM choice, and/or the hardware configuration is more adapted for performing under linux kernell and software?

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              • #8
                I have a 2021 model ideapad 3 with the 5500u . I bought when it first came available in North America maybe not a full year ago. It has one ram stick embedded into the mainboard of the laptop. I have added more ram to it to get 12gb in the one slot. The only thing that I could not get working under linux is the fingerprint scanner. The price of the ideapad 3 5500u was $389 usd about a year ago. It seems prices have gone up 100-200$ since then. This laptop is mainly used by my 6 grade daughter for her krita art via a drawing tablet and for games like roblox and other school work. I never tested out windows I never even booted windows. I removed the hard disk that came with windows and replaced it with one that had manjaro kde on it. I am not sure if the 4500u is the same as the 5500u with just different clocks as many people claim as the 5500u is 6core 12 thread whereas the 4500u is 6core 6 threads. I know that kernel build time is much faster on the 5500u than on my 6700hq using 12 threads.

                This tuxedo laptop looks like a nice unit but not sure how much value is there in terms of price compared to some other offerings. But cpu wise it isn't terrible at all. The tuxedo version does seem to have a better mainboard as it seems capable of 16gb of ram rather than 12gb of the lenovo. The 5500u is a great cpu/apu if you can find it in a price that makes since for your needs. Sometimes its worth paying extra for things like a sensible mainboard and native linux support.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by kylew77 View Post
                  No track point so I'll be saving up for a used Lenovo ThinkPad.
                  I had a Lenovo ThinkPad for work a couple years ago. That touchpad with the ugly prominent (therefore bothersome) buttons on top (just for your palm to trigger them every single time when you type), the Fn key on the far left instead of Ctrl and the stupid trackpoint being touched and triggering things randomly every time you had to write something (typically the first you deactivate with these laptops). What crap that was.
                  Have no clue why there is such a hype over it.
                  My Aura 15 gen1 is about 20 years ahead of that ThinkPad in terms of comfort of use.

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                  • #10
                    I was eyeing one of these. I don't want to to pay Microsoft tax, I want an AMD APU and I want a reasonable price. I also want to be able to buy a laptop without a disk, and without (or with minimum) RAM so that I could use my own. This is one of few companies in Europe which can give you that. A decent Clevo laptop with not much overhead, and a reasonable price. Oh, also, this laptop seems to have a sane keyboard layout and a full numeric pad. I like having those when writing code, and decent keyboard layout is becoming increasingly rare in consumer laptops.

                    Alternatives in Europe are Pcspecialist (no AMD laptops, but they had some reasonably priced AMD Clevos in the past). "Laptopwithlinux" also sells Clevos with Linux (no AMD models at the moment, but they were there in the past). And so do "Juno Computers"- they do seem to have some AMD Clevo laptops in stock.

                    So yeah, I think this is worth a look if you are looking to buy a laptop.

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