It's astounding how far CPUs have come in the last couple of years. And this little APU from AMD is inanimate silicon proof. Yes, it's ONLY 4-core, 4-thread. But for the price, it's unmatched. You can actually game on this chip and it's integrated Vega 8 gpu. No, not ultra quality at 4k, but decent enough at 1080p and medium quality. Won't rock the nation, but it WILL be playable.
The best part is AMD doesn't jack up the prices just to let you OC your own chip.
Installation is super-simple in an AM4 motherboard. Lift the lever, line up the arrow, drop it in, lower the lever. The stock Wraith Stealth cooler has thermal paste pre-applied, and it's a breeze to install. Just pay attention to the little AMD logo overhang when you orient the fan - so it doesn't set over your DIMM slots. It would have covered one of mine if I wasn't paying attention. Unlike stock Intel coolers, these are actually decent!! So while you could still spend extra on a better cooler, you can also save your budget and keep the stock one on there. It's fine unless you're going to do some heavy overclocking.
Running PassMark 9, temps maxed at 62 degrees, and my setup scored 4045, or 79th percentile. Unigine Heaven 4 gave me FPS: 29.3, Score: 737 - 1080p high quality. On Cinebench R15, I had 75.21fps and a cpu score of 578. It's really a decent little chip for such a great price.
If you're debating between this and the R5 2400G, you REALLY have to ask yourself if the difference is worth the price. The uses where the 2400G is a better deal are pretty slim. It really only has the 8 thread advantage. So if you do a lot that takes advantage of the threads, or a couple of games where it gets a little boost from the 3 extra Vega cores ... yeah, it may be worth it. But not for the price difference, in my opinion. The 2200G is the king of budget CPUs right now ... and unlike some Intel chips, the word "budget" doesn't mean you're making sacrifices. It's as close to no compromise as you can get with integrated graphics - which runs circles against Intel iGPUs.
Not against the chip, but a comment at Amazon, but the packager wasn't exactly careful when pulling the part off the shelf for packing. They stuck their hand UNDER the top flap of the box, and almost ripped the whole side out above the CPU. You can see the tear lines in the photo. I was NOT impressed, but there was no damage to the chip itself, so wasn't worth the time/hassle to return and replace. First time I've ever had an issue like that with an Amazon item.
| Processor | 4.3 GHz amd_ryzen_7 |
|---|---|
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Item model number | YD270XBGAFBOX |
| Product Dimensions | 4.06 x 4.06 x 0.76 cm; 45.36 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 41 x 41 x 8 millimeters |
| Colour | RGB |
| Processor Brand | AMD |
| Number of Processors | 8 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
