sc94597 on 15 October 2025
Yep, pretty much as expected. The Z2e is bottlenecked by memory bandwidth, like its predecessor the Z1e already was. You're not going to get much more out of these chips without more bandwidth. And for $1,000 it is a real waste of money to buy this in my opinion. You'd be better off going pricier and getting a Ryzen AI 385/395+ handheld or tablet ($1600-1800) and underclocking it for battery life (which still nets +20% over the Z2e at the same wattage, and +100% when maxed out) or just getting a refurbished Z1e handheld for half the price + an eGPU with the remaining savings (an ADT-LINK UT3G costs $120-$150 + PSU for $50 + entry-level GPU for $200-$300.)
Last edited by sc94597 - on 15 October 2025
