The Athlon 200GE is the better value choice overall, but it’s a closer battle than it needs to be, especially for tech savvy budget builders. Had AMD not locked the 200GE and given us the ability to boost performance by 15-20%, then it would be a no-brainer.
If you can throw $50 more at your build, the Ryzen 3 2200G is a significantly better product
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In an unexpected turn of events, it's now possible to overclock the otherwise-locked Athlon 200GE processor that currently sits as the least expensive Zen-based chip you can buy, selling for about $55. In what appears to be a slip up by MSI, about two...
Not that long ago we reviewed the $60 Athlon 200GE CPU and we've been wanting to come back to it for more, but it's been a hectic October with must-have coverage that included the RTX 2070, the Core i9-9900K and new Threadripper models. But it's finally...
The Athlon 200GE is the better value choice overall, but it’s a closer battle than it needs to be, especially for tech savvy budget builders. Had AMD not locked the 200GE and given us the ability to boost performance by 15-20%, then it would be a no-brainer.
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The Athlon 200GE is a solid value, given its price point. But there are obvious trade-offs you'll have to accept after buying such an inexpensive CPU. Its biggest shortcomings are apparent in lightly-threaded workloads. Fortunately, unofficial...
At this price, you really can't go wrong. I prefer the Ryzen 5 2200G for when I do budget builds, but it's still twice the price of the 200GE and that's not going to please many wallets. For a real entry-level CPU though, it's pretty robust and I'm...
Battling CPUs at $60 is going to be a tough call. Do you throw the best hardware around the chip that money can buy to compare the absolute limits of the hardware under ideal conditions, or do you keep it more reasonable for the price bracket it is...
The AMD Athlon 200GE lands in a very special place of its own. It was able to fit comfortably in a budgetoriented market segment that Intel has yet to lay their hands on, especially for the Singapore market. The price differences between the AMD Athlon...
Finding these performance figures, and keeping in mind the $55 price-point of the Athlon 200GE, we find this CPU to be an acceptable solution for an ultra-budget PC. The goal would be to combine the 200GE with a low-end dGPU, something like a GTX 1050...
The AMD Athlon 200GE is currently available online for $60. Outstanding pricing Integrated graphics Four threads Works on existing AM4 boards, ensuring future upgrade path Low cooling requirements Low overall performance Memory speeds limited to 2666...