Installed please note! Desktop version of APU is coming!

Since the release of Ryzen, many small partners have been asking about the APU news. CES 2018 finally brought us the answer, Ryzen APU will be officially released on February 2nd! The small partners who are ready to install have finally got a new choice. Before that, AMD's entry-level products lack this kind of fully integrated product.

Is Ryzen APU expected?

Ryzen APU largely compensates for the lack of core graphics in the Ryzen 3, 5, and 7 series. The new generation of APUs inherits the 14nm process, Zen+Vega architecture, and AM4 package interface features. Currently, there are two products identified: Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G (G stands for nuclear), belonging to Ryzen3 and Ryzen5, respectively.

Among them Ryzen 3 2200G is 4 core 4 threads, frequency 3.5GHz-3.7GHz, integrates 8 computing units, 512 stream processors, adjustable thermal design power consumption 45W ~ 65W, the price is $ 99 (about 650 yuan RMB);

The Ryzen 5 2400G is a 4-core 8-thread, clocked at 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz, and integrates 11 computing units and 704 stream processors. The adjustable thermal design power consumption is also 45W to 65W, and the price is 169 US dollars (about 1100 yuan). RMB).

It can be seen that the Ryzen APU is a seven-inch product and introduces integrated GPU products at the entry and mid-end to help users save costs. At the same time, its display core performance is far beyond imagination.

Graphic performance surprise!

AMD said that the Ryzen 5 2400G can provide almost three times the graphics performance of the Core i5-8400 under the premise of relatively low power consumption and much lower price, almost equal to the performance of the GT1030 alone. While eliminating the expense of the graphics card, you can use this configuration to play various online games (not eating chicken, don't think about it).

In terms of CPU performance, AMD stated that the Ryzen 5 2400G can significantly exceed the Ryzen 5 1400 of the same price point, and the Ryzen 3 2200G also has better performance than the Ryzen 3 1200, and even the price is cheaper.

APU can also overclock!

Do you think this is over? The answer given by AMD is more exciting than this: Ryzen APU desktop also supports CPU, GPU overclocking! The memory frequency is up to DDR4-3600 (meaning you can overclock or switch to higher memory)!

Entry level can all increase the performance through overclocking, the playability and even the availability are greatly expanded, and creating a configuration scheme that can overclock will not be too expensive or cost-effective.

Who do you choose with the motherboard?

In Xiao Bian's opinion, the current B350 and A320 are the most suitable motherboard chipset for Ryzen APU. First of all, the total price of X370 is higher, and the specifications are more perfect, suitable for high-end products, not the best choice with APU. Once again, the A320 is ideal for everyday use such as HTPCs and small computers. If you are not willing to play overclocking, the motherboard of the B350 chipset is very suitable.

Ryzen 3 2200G installed recommended:

Installation suggestions: This set of machine configuration actually has a little bit of regret, that is, the memory part to select two 4GB memory in order to achieve dual-channel, is not very reasonable for future upgrades. However, the advantage is that the performance of dual-channel memory is faster. The “video memory” of the core graphics card is also borrowed from memory to achieve performance. The other one is to control the budget. Xiao Bian does not add a mechanical hard disk, so the storage space is slightly smaller. Only the SSD is available. 240GB, this will have to measure the pros and cons.

Ryzen 5 2400G installed recommended:

Installation proposal: In order to control the budget and take into account the possibility of future upgrades, memory Xiao Bian is paired with a single DDR4, the "video memory" performance of the core graphics card will be slightly worse, but the advantage is that the future budget is adequate (or want to install the machine to achieve 8GB × 2 With collocation) upgrades are more flexible. Xiao Bian with the two sets of configuration when the chassis power budget is 300 yuan, looks slightly less, but do not forget the adjustable thermal design power 45W ~ 65W CPU also contains a graphics card, the power requirements are not so Harsh, of course, a lot of savings.