As we have been asked quite a few times about buying one of these in comments and emails - we checked with AMD PR this morning, and the sales launch is 2pm 31st January GMT. Hopefully if people are interested you will see them popping up shortly.
Hello, sir i saw some other tests of this APU and they seemed to have better results and they reached 130W power usage in witcher3. Maybe with significantly more efficient cooling and Ryzen master optimisations/boost it could work faster?
@@Maxverstappenracing-dz3pt AHH ok ,,, new twist from the AMD fan-shills. I will never forget the shills starting on the 5700g saying it would be about as fast as a rtx 2080 :)
I wonder if the GPU can be clocked up seeing that the base am5 socket supports 170watt. APUs are the future of gaming. In fact I would say they already are used by most casual gamers.
@@Menalix to clear up things.. all heat generation is power consumption. 40watt is both 40watt of power consumed and 40watt of heat exhausted. Why would an APU idle at 40watt? Are you referring to AMD GPUs in general? I believe they solved the high idle issue on rdna 3. In general AMD CPUs idle as efficient as Intels have recently. (Except Intels tiny background cores they recently used in meteor lake which did not come to desktop)
@@christophermullins7163 Idk why a system with a 8700G idles at 41-watt, it's youtuber "hardware unboxed"'s numbers. I hope some more will test it. Because ye I thought as well RDNA 3 had fixed it, 7940HS mini pc's idles at 4-watt. So I had expected 8700G to be a bit more, but not 10x more. My old i7-8700+1080ti build idles at 38w, so quite dissapointed if a 8700G system truly idles at 41-watt
@@christophermullins7163 no, he is referring to the CPU idle power. Even on 7000 and 5000 series the Ryzens idle at a much wattage value then intel making intel more power efficient for casual users (
3:15 I gave up the ITX dream when I finally upgraded in the post-covid era, when prices started to going down at the end of 2022. Pricing of everything ITX is outrageous, the cases, the PSUs, the mobos. So what I did? I went the Micro-ATX route. Everything is cheaper and easier to find, not to mention there are a lot more options. All of that if you can endure a case 50% bigger. I did it and it has been a blessing. Not only thermals are much improved, maintenance is way easier, also you don't need to perform miracles in cable management.
@@theonlyredspecial Cheap stuff I could buy at the time, a Ryzen 5 5600 in a cheap A520 mobo, and a RX 6600. It was a great upgrade from the i7 3770k I was already planing to retire, when covid made prices skyrocket... Those were 2 long years holding myself back to not pay for overpriced hardware. The case is a "cube" layout from a generic manufacturer. The mobo stays horizontal (no GPU sagging), PSU stays out of the way bellow it. The front is mesh, just two 120mm frontal fans provide great thermals. And the whole thing is about 30cm/1 foot on all sides.
Thats quite impressive based on the opening sequence to be fair. would be ideal for a younger gamer who was happy with decent IQ but not best at 1080p. I think 1080p is still the most popular gaming res on desktop
Average joe: "I'm not good at this game" Leo: "It would seem my brain recalibrated and I adjusted my gameplay slightly to suit the APU ...." Just pulling your leg Leo, great review cheers.
I think if anyone is playing Dark Souls for many years, they will always notice gamers like Leo struggling on camera. I never play Dark Souls with my friend nearby,. he can basically beat them all without dying. its quite competitive.
Good review thanks. It's not for me, still going with my trusty 5700 XT and R5 3600 - no doubt APUs are in for a big couple of years ahead in the handheld market though, some benchmarks versus the Steam Deck or ROG Ally would have been really interesting
in GPU limited games the 8700G should be near identical to the Ally and LeGo since the 780M in the 8700G is the same GPU as the one in the Z1 Extreme, only differences would be from RAM or Thermals.
Looks like brill setup for a quiet pc for music production. If DAW software you use is updated to support these new CPUs. Thanks for the review. I'm still impressed by the improvements from 5000G series. What these new CPUs can now do at 1080p.
@@roythunderplump Ah, well I wasn't saying you're wrong, I was just curious as to your thinking. I'm looking at building a PC for music right now, hence my curiosity. I like the chip I mentioned because it's got high performance, low energy consumption (so lower noise compared with the cheaper and faster Intel alternatives). The on-chip graphics are just okay for browsers and Daws though, not for games. If or when GPUs can be used for plugins, my plan is to add a separate card. If you want to do music _and_ play games, this looks like a good solution, albeit a bit less beastly in the CPU department if you intend on running lots of Divas and convolution reverbs etc. Anyway, I'm still just mulling it over.
@@mattsmith1440 Right, the more faster cores. You can do more without crashing audio crackle. At the added cost of extra power draw, more expensive silent case and fans to reduce noise and keep cool.
@@pranze3484 i went 7600 because somebody is going to argue "the upgrade path" and "platform longevity," but yes, am4, intel 12th gen would be better options
@@pranze3484 twice the FPS, you reckon? isnt it using a lot more power and making a lot more noise too? I mean im not adovating an APU, just saying, maybe there is a market for these.
@@powermaster5004 it may use more noise & power but you get higher quality settings and fps. Even consoles use more noise/power but they do 4k and raytracing. And is a 3600 and rx6600 at about 175 watts that bad? There may be a market for these APUs, but as far as gaming, I figure it's a very small use case.
It truly is a fantastic chip - I'm not knocking it's abilities at all.... But at that price - sorry AMD, I can think of a few different combo's that would cost less and perform a good amount better.
@@Forthecasuals In asia we have an Internet Cafe business with gaming I think this amd cpu is the best for business. Its power efficient and easy to maintain.
When i was 17 and driving my 88 prelude thats been modded to be esspecially performant in the corners people would say "why wouldnt you want a V8?" Because of course muscle cars are fast.. but can you keep up with only half the engine? This is a similar idea to my approach to APUs. There is something so satisfying about getting decent performance with NO dgpu. Youre handicapped from the get go so if it provides a quality experience then it is even more impressive. I usually pull for the underdog which may be part of why i have amd gpu n cpu now. (5600x/6950xt) My question is.. how well does the igpu silicon overclock? Some games will alreadu be bandwidth limited but some games could see a decent uplift. 88wattz is low for a modern cpu especially with a gaming igpu in it so there should be plenty of thermal and power headroom.
The Gpu does overclock like 10-20%, but dont expect any noticable gains at 1080p. If you are still happy with 720p low , you might have something to look forward to. i built a FM2 DDR3 based system for the living room (one 120mm at 400-600 rpm) a while ago and its essentially the same with this. When APUs dont have some extra cache on chip for the GPU, i wont buy one as my main PC .
@@flummi6966 this is what I've been saying.. if they release something like a 10700g zen 5 with 16cu of rdna 4 with ddr5 7600cl38 or something it would def be fast but if they put 64mb of cache specifically for the GPU then man.. it might actually provide a full on med high 1080p 60 for AAA and 1080p144 ultra for games like cs2 or apex. It would be expensive of course so the larger market for a $450 CPU like that would be for laptops. I can image a 45 watt laptop chip that would provide great performance with igpu. Obviously this is the future. Most people already play on APUs as the consoles although that is 8 channels memory and not 2channel ddr5
that apu/cpu are without some point for an average person which wants solid gaming because you will need again descrete gpu so for 330$/euro/pounds its better to buy something like r5 5600+ rx 6600 or arc 750 or used 6700xt
So I did some research online. The integrated graphics are a little bit faster than a GTX 1650. The Xbox Series S gpu is reportedly in between a GTX 1060-1660. So theoretically, when prices go down a bit and if you're a savvy shopper, you could potentially build a $500 ITX PC with no GPU required that would offer similar performance to the (admittedly cheaper) Xbox Series S, with all the benefits a PC provides. But that's just a theory.
Did you mean that the Series "S" is around a 1060 - 1660 GTX? Certainly you don't mean that the Series "X" is at that level of performance. You typed Series "S" later on, so maybe it was a typo. I would just hate for anyone to read that and get the wrong idea for a build. For anyone reading, the Xbox Series X's GPU is around the performance of a 2070 or 6700XT.
This APU will shine in cheap SFF build under 7 litres that would be nice to look at, will do your desktop applications effectively, and will do light gaming (think living room pc). Every other application you better off with cpu + gpu.
It will only make sense for 250$ with a 130$ itx mb. So in a loooong time, by which there might be better options, intel or better ultra small gpus for 4L cases.
Nobody is going to make a 14600K build with a 6500XT or equivalent. You want to put there at least a 4060, even a 4070 in FHD and for 2K/4K you can practically put any GPU in there up to a 4090. So. This isn't stretching a 800$ build to 1000$ build. This is either getting a 800$ build today, that can kinda game, and than after a few months, after you got the money for the GPU of your choice, which you're going to keep for a couple of years at least, you drop in the GPU which is right for you. Or having to spend 1200$ up to 3000$. Also. The cost of this iGPU is literally the difference in cost between a 13400f/7700 and 8700G. Which is 50$. What other GPU can you buy from a shop for 50$? A GT710. And in the long run, those extra 50$ spent, are also insurance. Insurance in case something happens to ur GPU, you have something to fall back on, even if you turn down Settings. Also. You tested medium and Ultra Settings. That's where the iGPUs have problems. You should try testing in 720p Low. Or 1080p Low with Upscaling from 720p. The gap becomes considerably smaller when not running into bandwidth limitations.
Turning on AFMF (frame generation) in a game that requires precise timing for rolling, attacking, parrying, etc is going to put you off because of the added latency. This really shouldn't be any surprise at all.
You know you can power that with a 400W power supply, even a 300W would do but that would cut it a bit close. (I am talking about a budget version without the RX 6500XT, as this APU was intended to be used)
@kitgurutech Informative video. Considering buying one of these for an mitx build. I can't find anywhere, Called AMD who weren't 100% on the answer. My question is around dual 4k monitors hdr @ 60fps. Not running games at this configuration but for productivity. Can the 780m igpu run 2 monitors 4k hdr at 60hz in your testing? Don't want to commit to an expensive cpu if not...
Comparing to setups with actual graphics cards might feel a bit silly. Might be more interesting to see how it performs with 1 of those with a dGPU, maybe one for AMD, one for Intel. And leave the rest for iGPU's. Throw in a 5600G, 5700G, anything Intel, a 7000-series AMD. Any such.
I think he wanted to test against an Intel lower powered CPU but his samples hadnt arrived. the comparison against the intel chip with a power restriction was interesting. Surprised how well the AMD APU handled it all. I think I might buy one of these for a second system for fun
Surely the point is that people pay a certain of amount of money to achieve a certain end. If a $150 GPU plus $150 CPU beats a $300 APU that is the important point. Leo
This APU is perfect for a mobile mini system you take around and game on with friends at their houses and stuff. Put it in a tiny case that is easy to move around.
yeah its a great option to save money if you dont need the highest IQ. 1080p still looks decent to me unless you are playing on a massive tv or something.
Its a strong as a RX480, or GF970. Not surprising if your willing to play at 720p or 1080p on low. What would be surprising if they actually took the time to design a real apu with its own separate socket with access to quadchannel memory and room for a bigger die. There is a damn market for console tier APU's and noones filling it.
I dont understand why we advise people to dead platforms instead of a nice entry to a new platform i rather pay the 330 for a cpu gpu combo that gives enough preforms to come around and gives me a really wide upgrade path for atleast 2 years the the 12 gen intel cpu’s is the last thing i’d spend my money on
I'm fixing to build another Mini-ITX system using the 8700G. I'm going with the GIGABYTE A620I AX, which is $129.99 on Amazon (USA). It isn't a well-built board, and the USB 3.0 header is rather flimsy, although other than that, I haven't had any issues with the other mini-itx build I recently did using it.
For someone who needs a general purpose computer, office, emails, Spotify, streamed video, casual image editing etc.... This is perfect, Indeed the lesser models would be better value. For a gamer, if you play old games from a big old library, it'll work. For newish and forthcoming games, it's just not powerful enough, either as an APU or as a CPU. Twas ever thus with AMD's APUs.
I mean are we not at the point a MB, CPU and GPU (maybe even RAM) should all be one package? Kind of like nvidia Jetson or a laptop MB. The Mother Board market and their price games are getting out of hand, plus remember Intel Extreme MB? They were pretty good. I would much rather buy one complete package even if the chips were soldered onto the PCB. I install the CPU and I can't remember how long it has been since I removed a CPU after install lol. Maybe reapply paste but that's it. Thanks Kit as always
Problem is Nvidia cant really do the CPU side of things, and Intel cant really do the GPU side of things. So yes id say AMD would love that concept, but its a great idea in theory. Just not sure a huge audience would like the non modularity of it all, unless ive mistaken what you meant.
Its an interesting idea, and one that I think Nvidia would love in principle if they could create a working x86 CPU side for their GPU's. But there isnt really money in it for them I dont think. they want people upgrading their GPU's all the time and they let Intel and AMD fight over the other part.
That would drastically increase cost in the long term if you are into upgrading, and SIGNIFIGANTLY increase the amount of Ewaste produced. SOCs are for hypercompact systems, like phones , Thin&Lights, and handhelds, keep them away from my desktops thank you very much.
massively impressed me. great article Leo. I love how you had 2 screens attached. I wasnt expecting that one - thought you were going to pull out a sandwich for lunch ! Im buying one for a little small system beside my tv to play games at 1080p
Smooth 40fps on 120 Hz television is viable option today with higher graphics or resolution. Or 720p with x3 Integer scaling on a 4K television. Pixel perfect. (ChimeraOS)
Well , the 780M should support Frame Generation , with AMFM and FSR3 + AFMF = you could get higher FPS , if you have 60 FPS already with the IGPU = ~ 110 FPS with AFMF , with slower paced Games or when Latency ist not an issue that should be fine .
Cracking APU. Thanks for telling us about it. Given your comments about space and ITX the review would have been even better had you looked at and compared it with AMD's NUC and mini-PC boxes like the Beelink GTR7 Pro which also have the 780M GPU but cost vastly more. Does the additional power and cooling available in a PC case make a difference? Perhaps something for a follow-up. I know you concentrated on games, but how does the 8700G fare when accelerating business applications?
🙌🏽 Brilliant and very well explained review and comparison! wow! I was thinking about buying this APU and probably will, just to build an “expensive but compact ITX System) but may wait a little more! ~$330 plus taxes mmmm, if I have the extra money Ill get it and to do some reviews and help other people decide if its for them or not!
APU's just don't make above $150 USD since they have half the PCIe connectivity of their NON-APU counterparts. MPU's for consumers are a useless specification and when the manufacturers ad them along with their price premiums; they upcharge consumer for literally no reason. Additionally, then the CPU portion is the bottleneck for what is frankly weak built in graphics; there is no reason that these products should demanding such high price premiums. Above $150 they are a waste of money and will ultimately be replaced by average consumers with non-apu parts when they realize the APU sucks. Intel has this right in the sense that with or without built in graphics, the CPU portion is the same and their is no compromise on PCIe connectivity options as well as the ability to actually disable the built in graphics. So in my view, the G in Ryzen G is short for GARBAGE
I dont know I think this APU is great for a father for his kid, or a second system,. its low power. doesnt make much noise and at 1080p you can get decent 1080p performance with most games. I think there is market for APU for some people. Its clearly not for you however, I agree.
@@GamingOnArc Yeah you can, but I think part of the point of this is for the lowest possible noise and power drain, I know a friend who does some music editing uses an APU for specific tasks etc.
@@GamingOnArc which takes up more space and more power than this. For most use cases just getting a cheaper CPU and a GPU will make more sense, but this thing has use cases.
I use the Ryzen 3 4300G. for my use case it's perfect. the only reason why I want a GPU is to fill the space in my case.. but at the same time I won't buy a silly GPU for that sake. So I'm okay with waiting a year or 2 while I save for a good GPU. and that's the nice thing about these APUs. you can game and have fun while you wait to buy a GPU. You won't win a ranked competitive Warzone match but you can get kills, have fun. game for hours. it's amazing really.
Other than SFF builds it doesn't make much sense, same as always. I guess AMD doesn't want to cut into the console and handheld PC market to compete against their own products. I just think the profit margin could be better on something like this than a cheap GPU/CPU combo but the performance isn't really there.
This is a terrible value proposition for gamers tbh. For the same price you can get a cheaper cpu and couple it with a 6500XT and get alot more performance
I am interested in this for our youngest gamer. The problem I have is he is currently using a B450 with a 6700xt and 32gb of DDR4. My issue is, should I even bother as it would require a boatload of money to upgrade to DDR5 with a DDR5 board (£200+) and getting this which will be £300+. I would get a decent trade in for his current set up but honestly would the cost be justified for what would seem to be a downgrade but be a huge savings in power consumption. I am talking myself out of the thought, it feels like paying an extra £10 grand for a vehicle to save a few pence in fuel that wont live long enough to pay you back.
In no world whatsoever would I even be thinking about that. The gamer in question will be able to grow into the current system, and should get quite a few years use out of it. The 8700g will be a huge step down from the 6700xt, and it just kinda seems pointless, as you already have the system. Improved power consumption is great, but not if you have to pay over the odds for the AM5 parts in the first place.
Cheers, I am off the ledge. Wanting to skip the AM5 chipset and DDR5 is the main goal, stepping into it face first would have been counter productive.@@thedandyp
i built a few m-atx gaming pcs in small cases for parents who have kids who only play games like minecraft and roblox type games for kids. It saves money bc no GPU and can buy less watts on the PSU. I get fastest ram tho so it keeps up better.
Very good value for money this chip. Integrated graphics are usually so rubbish but they've done a pretty decent job. Now if only they could sort out their naming conventions.
🙂 neat idea, needs to come to other cheaper motherboards on AM4 and would be nice if intel brings something likes this for lga 1700 motherboards, also all laptops would benefit from this, also mini pcs
tbh I have an ATX system, and I've never used the other PCI-E slots other than while using 2 gpus when mining was a thing, but that didn't last long since the second pcie was too close and my main gpu couldn't breathe. Even then I have a 2.5 slot gpu (3080ti gigabyte eagle) but would definitely go for a smaller build, even then my case (R6) has lacking airflow imo so I'd bet with a smaller case and similar fans it'd be better as there is less distance for the air to travel.
Interesting. Taking everything with grain of salt. That in mind what about person that wants minimum PC now, with an older monitor. That has an upgrade path after 3 years ( both CPU and GPU, and monitor). Is it good investment (around 350€ with 25%tax included )? Or should a person buy 7600 for 250€ + 200€ for used gpu ? ❤
Laptop CPU in a PC package? Hmmm, when what I'd expect, and expect to perform better, is X-Box gubbins in a PC package. I think AMD have ballooned this one over the goal and into the crowd in the penalty box with only a substitute goalie to beat. What am I missing?
Its called 'van gogh'. I think that APU is capped at 16W - with power moving between GPU and CPU. this one is a lot more power hungry and advanced. Not sure it would be anyway suitable for a steamdeck, but a V2 will likely feature some new AMD hardware which can run a lot cooler and faster.
Its either the "Van Gogh" or "Aerith", depending on who you ask, but both are correct, 4 Zen 2 cores and RDNA 2 graphics, so worse than this thing. This APU is more directly comprable to the Z1 Extreme, as they both have the same GPU, the 780M, and have the same core count on the same Zen 4 Architecture. The Z1 Extreme powering the other two big handhelds, the ROG ally and Legion Go.
Mini-ITX sells in small numbers so any development costs are spread over fewer units. Also, there are two distinct types of ITX; very basic, cut-down and cheap models and high end ITX that try to cram all the features of an ATX into an ITX. The latter results in daughter boards for fans headers, M.2 storage and SATA. That is complicated and expensive. Leo
The big problem I see here is the price. For slightly less money, you can buy an i3- 12100 and RX 6600 combo that will give much better performance in most games.
I see this CPU working more in situations where you dont have a massive amount on room, like you wanna build a hyper portable system, or are saving up for a GPU, and buy this so you can still play while saving up, since the 8700G is still a far more powerful CPU than the 121000.
@@Coliflower185 I suggest you go look at the 8700G review by Hardware Unboxed. In nearly every gaming situation, a 12100 and rx 6600 wipe the floor with the 8700G while spending the same $330 you're pissing away on the APU. It makes no economical sense. Maybe if the 8700G was under $250, it might make sense, but not at $330.
Once again AMD does not do the right thing. If that 8700G is connected to a Freesync monitor it should have used an As Rock board. They support 120hz on the HDMI and DP outputs. That is probably why the CPU is not doing much while Gaming.
What is the implication of ''Only 8 lanes'' ? You are saying I cannot bring over my existing RTX 3060 to pair with the 8700G APU because of 8 support lanes on the motherboard?
@@stevenknight95 still he says that it has enough pcie lanes for a full fat graphics card, but that is simply not true, it has only 8 lanes available for a dedicated graphics card instead of 16 lanes
@@BravoSixGoingDark it will work, but will have less lanes available, so less bandwidth, but 8 lanes will not bottleneck a RTX 3060, but it will bottleneck higher end GPU's
Specifically, eight lanes of Gen 4 which is plenty for any current GPU and realistically double or more the bandwidth of any GPU anyone is likely to ally with this APU. Leo
This proves how pointless the 6500XT is as a dGPU. Can't get 60fps and the 780M hold a good 30 fps and is part of the APU. Mini ITX tax ruins these APU's though
As we have been asked quite a few times about buying one of these in comments and emails - we checked with AMD PR this morning, and the sales launch is 2pm 31st January GMT. Hopefully if people are interested you will see them popping up shortly.
Hello, sir i saw some other tests of this APU and they seemed to have better results and they reached 130W power usage in witcher3. Maybe with significantly more efficient cooling and Ryzen master optimisations/boost it could work faster?
Amazing little AMD APU - really nails casual gaming at 1080p at decent IQ. loved how you had a second screen attached as well !!
Cool for small itx and smaller builds, crazy price - imagine this during the GPUpocalypse
LMAO ,, it is a joke ,, 12100f with an rx 6600 SMASHES it
@@tilapiadave3234well that’s hardly an APU is it 😉
@@Maxverstappenracing-dz3pt AHH ok ,,, new twist from the AMD fan-shills. I will never forget the shills starting on the 5700g saying it would be about as fast as a rtx 2080 :)
An apu is very different from a cpu and a discrete gou.
I had no idea you played Dark souls games - I had pictured you more as a Sid Meier Civilisation kinda guy !
Stop stereotyping older people, you bigot.
88watts under load is mega for such solid performance.
I wonder if the GPU can be clocked up seeing that the base am5 socket supports 170watt. APUs are the future of gaming. In fact I would say they already are used by most casual gamers.
but when it idles at like 40 watt instead of Intel's 10 watt, it's kinda useless, except for the lower heat generation of course.
@@Menalix to clear up things.. all heat generation is power consumption. 40watt is both 40watt of power consumed and 40watt of heat exhausted.
Why would an APU idle at 40watt? Are you referring to AMD GPUs in general? I believe they solved the high idle issue on rdna 3. In general AMD CPUs idle as efficient as Intels have recently. (Except Intels tiny background cores they recently used in meteor lake which did not come to desktop)
@@christophermullins7163 Idk why a system with a 8700G idles at 41-watt, it's youtuber "hardware unboxed"'s numbers. I hope some more will test it.
Because ye I thought as well RDNA 3 had fixed it, 7940HS mini pc's idles at 4-watt. So I had expected 8700G to be a bit more, but not 10x more.
My old i7-8700+1080ti build idles at 38w, so quite dissapointed if a 8700G system truly idles at 41-watt
@@christophermullins7163 no, he is referring to the CPU idle power. Even on 7000 and 5000 series the Ryzens idle at a much wattage value then intel making intel more power efficient for casual users (
3:15 I gave up the ITX dream when I finally upgraded in the post-covid era, when prices started to going down at the end of 2022. Pricing of everything ITX is outrageous, the cases, the PSUs, the mobos.
So what I did? I went the Micro-ATX route. Everything is cheaper and easier to find, not to mention there are a lot more options. All of that if you can endure a case 50% bigger. I did it and it has been a blessing. Not only thermals are much improved, maintenance is way easier, also you don't need to perform miracles in cable management.
What system components are you using ?
@@theonlyredspecial Cheap stuff I could buy at the time, a Ryzen 5 5600 in a cheap A520 mobo, and a RX 6600. It was a great upgrade from the i7 3770k I was already planing to retire, when covid made prices skyrocket... Those were 2 long years holding myself back to not pay for overpriced hardware.
The case is a "cube" layout from a generic manufacturer. The mobo stays horizontal (no GPU sagging), PSU stays out of the way bellow it. The front is mesh, just two 120mm frontal fans provide great thermals. And the whole thing is about 30cm/1 foot on all sides.
That’s pretty cool. If it’s giving you decent gaming performance seems like it’s been well worth the limited outlay.
Micro atx always was the better option
More choice and way cheaper
In a few years, 1080p high settings will be possible. impressive little chip. We all know they can do it however based on the consoles.
Windows is such a resource hog too. Harder to get same performance with windows in background
For handheld windows running portable machine this type of processor this will good enough
Few years after few years? Bro this will never end. New games will keep getting harder to play. So will be the hardware requirement.
Thats quite impressive based on the opening sequence to be fair. would be ideal for a younger gamer who was happy with decent IQ but not best at 1080p. I think 1080p is still the most popular gaming res on desktop
1080p, atleast on steam, still is, at 59.58% of the users surveyed playing on it, 43.19% infront of the next most popular, 1440p.
Been looking forward to a review of this one ever since it was announced.
You using an APU now?
Average joe: "I'm not good at this game"
Leo: "It would seem my brain recalibrated and I adjusted my gameplay slightly to suit the APU ...."
Just pulling your leg Leo, great review cheers.
I think if anyone is playing Dark Souls for many years, they will always notice gamers like Leo struggling on camera. I never play Dark Souls with my friend nearby,. he can basically beat them all without dying. its quite competitive.
@@Necromancerbob-zp7us Ah okay I've never played it and wouldn't of noticed if Leo didn't mention it.
I like that you actually showed game play, most do not.
Good review thanks. It's not for me, still going with my trusty 5700 XT and R5 3600 - no doubt APUs are in for a big couple of years ahead in the handheld market though, some benchmarks versus the Steam Deck or ROG Ally would have been really interesting
thanks glad you got something from it.
in GPU limited games the 8700G should be near identical to the Ally and LeGo since the 780M in the 8700G is the same GPU as the one in the Z1 Extreme, only differences would be from RAM or Thermals.
You should upgrade your CPU, AMD recently release 5700X3D and it's AM4 Socket CPU
@@arx117 thanks, i've been thinking about it, might wait for RyZen5 though
Thats a fantastic little chip, I love the idea. Can see why they make sense in a laptop too
It's in many laptops, all 7840 laptops have 780m
Looks like brill setup for a quiet pc for music production. If DAW software you use is updated to support these new CPUs. Thanks for the review. I'm still impressed by the improvements from 5000G series. What these new CPUs can now do at 1080p.
yeah i never thought about that. basically silent - as long as you dont cheap out on the CPU cooler.
Why would you want this CPU for music production, as opposed to say a Ryzen 9 7900?
@@mattsmith1440 You are right. I was looking at GPU Audio software. Still some issues using your GPU for music production and software compatibility.
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Ah, well I wasn't saying you're wrong, I was just curious as to your thinking. I'm looking at building a PC for music right now, hence my curiosity.
I like the chip I mentioned because it's got high performance, low energy consumption (so lower noise compared with the cheaper and faster Intel alternatives). The on-chip graphics are just okay for browsers and Daws though, not for games.
If or when GPUs can be used for plugins, my plan is to add a separate card. If you want to do music _and_ play games, this looks like a good solution, albeit a bit less beastly in the CPU department if you intend on running lots of Divas and convolution reverbs etc. Anyway, I'm still just mulling it over.
@@mattsmith1440 Right, the more faster cores. You can do more without crashing audio crackle. At the added cost of extra power draw, more expensive silent case and fans to reduce noise and keep cool.
It is impressive what it can do, but at the price i imagine a 7600 and a cheap (possibly used) gpu makes more sense for cost effectiveness.
Even a ryzen 3600 + ddr4 3600 + rx 6600 is easily twice the fps, for a lot less
@@pranze3484 i went 7600 because somebody is going to argue "the upgrade path" and "platform longevity," but yes, am4, intel 12th gen would be better options
@@pranze3484 twice the FPS, you reckon? isnt it using a lot more power and making a lot more noise too? I mean im not adovating an APU, just saying, maybe there is a market for these.
@@powermaster5004 it may use more noise & power but you get higher quality settings and fps. Even consoles use more noise/power but they do 4k and raytracing. And is a 3600 and rx6600 at about 175 watts that bad? There may be a market for these APUs, but as far as gaming, I figure it's a very small use case.
These powerful apus have been in handhelds for almost a year 😂. 780m is not new, in fact most handheld users wanted 880m 😢
Does Leo stream by any chance? I would love to see a playthrough of Dark souls or elden ring from him.
would be funny. He has more patience than me, Dark Souls is such an immensely difficult game, I gave up on it years ago.
It truly is a fantastic chip - I'm not knocking it's abilities at all.... But at that price - sorry AMD, I can think of a few different combo's that would cost less and perform a good amount better.
what do you reckon is better?
@@stickyfingers9710an i3-12100f and 6600 would blow this thing away in nearly all cases
@@Forthecasuals In asia we have an Internet Cafe business with gaming
I think this amd cpu is the best for business.
Its power efficient and easy to maintain.
When i was 17 and driving my 88 prelude thats been modded to be esspecially performant in the corners people would say "why wouldnt you want a V8?" Because of course muscle cars are fast.. but can you keep up with only half the engine? This is a similar idea to my approach to APUs. There is something so satisfying about getting decent performance with NO dgpu. Youre handicapped from the get go so if it provides a quality experience then it is even more impressive. I usually pull for the underdog which may be part of why i have amd gpu n cpu now. (5600x/6950xt)
My question is.. how well does the igpu silicon overclock? Some games will alreadu be bandwidth limited but some games could see a decent uplift. 88wattz is low for a modern cpu especially with a gaming igpu in it so there should be plenty of thermal and power headroom.
The Gpu does overclock like 10-20%, but dont expect any noticable gains at 1080p. If you are still happy with 720p low , you might have something to look forward to. i built a FM2 DDR3 based system for the living room (one 120mm at 400-600 rpm) a while ago and its essentially the same with this. When APUs dont have some extra cache on chip for the GPU, i wont buy one as my main PC .
@@flummi6966 this is what I've been saying.. if they release something like a 10700g zen 5 with 16cu of rdna 4 with ddr5 7600cl38 or something it would def be fast but if they put 64mb of cache specifically for the GPU then man.. it might actually provide a full on med high 1080p 60 for AAA and 1080p144 ultra for games like cs2 or apex. It would be expensive of course so the larger market for a $450 CPU like that would be for laptops. I can image a 45 watt laptop chip that would provide great performance with igpu. Obviously this is the future. Most people already play on APUs as the consoles although that is 8 channels memory and not 2channel ddr5
that apu/cpu are without some point for an average person which wants solid gaming because you will need again descrete gpu so for 330$/euro/pounds its better to buy something like r5 5600+ rx 6600 or arc 750 or used 6700xt
Still far away from 1080p high settings 60fps for the apu/igpu but this is impressive. I take 60 fps high settings in cyberpunk as benchmark
So I did some research online. The integrated graphics are a little bit faster than a GTX 1650. The Xbox Series S gpu is reportedly in between a GTX 1060-1660. So theoretically, when prices go down a bit and if you're a savvy shopper, you could potentially build a $500 ITX PC with no GPU required that would offer similar performance to the (admittedly cheaper) Xbox Series S, with all the benefits a PC provides.
But that's just a theory.
It’s a pretty good one 👍🏻
Did you mean that the Series "S" is around a 1060 - 1660 GTX? Certainly you don't mean that the Series "X" is at that level of performance. You typed Series "S" later on, so maybe it was a typo. I would just hate for anyone to read that and get the wrong idea for a build. For anyone reading, the Xbox Series X's GPU is around the performance of a 2070 or 6700XT.
@@RichHomieQuarkk I typed this on a phone with a tiny-ass keyboard
This APU will shine in cheap SFF build under 7 litres that would be nice to look at, will do your desktop applications effectively, and will do light gaming (think living room pc). Every other application you better off with cpu + gpu.
I’m happy to see Leo playing a proper game. Proper review, proper gamer.
What is a proper game💀
Hey leo , what's the small display you were using in the beginning?
Atomos Ninja V
It will only make sense for 250$ with a 130$ itx mb. So in a loooong time, by which there might be better options, intel or better ultra small gpus for 4L cases.
Yawn
Nobody is going to make a 14600K build with a 6500XT or equivalent. You want to put there at least a 4060, even a 4070 in FHD and for 2K/4K you can practically put any GPU in there up to a 4090.
So. This isn't stretching a 800$ build to 1000$ build. This is either getting a 800$ build today, that can kinda game, and than after a few months, after you got the money for the GPU of your choice, which you're going to keep for a couple of years at least, you drop in the GPU which is right for you.
Or having to spend 1200$ up to 3000$.
Also. The cost of this iGPU is literally the difference in cost between a 13400f/7700 and 8700G. Which is 50$. What other GPU can you buy from a shop for 50$? A GT710.
And in the long run, those extra 50$ spent, are also insurance. Insurance in case something happens to ur GPU, you have something to fall back on, even if you turn down Settings.
Also. You tested medium and Ultra Settings. That's where the iGPUs have problems. You should try testing in 720p Low. Or 1080p Low with Upscaling from 720p. The gap becomes considerably smaller when not running into bandwidth limitations.
My first build will be with this. No Gpu until the I can get a 3090 ti for cheap
I have one on the way. Looking forward to the day I can play 1080p on high settings with decent fps without a dedicated gpu installed.
Turning on AFMF (frame generation) in a game that requires precise timing for rolling, attacking, parrying, etc is going to put you off because of the added latency. This really shouldn't be any surprise at all.
You know you can power that with a 400W power supply, even a 300W would do but that would cut it a bit close. (I am talking about a budget version without the RX 6500XT, as this APU was intended to be used)
Thats really quite impressive for the target audience. way ahead of intel onboard
@kitgurutech
Informative video. Considering buying one of these for an mitx build. I can't find anywhere, Called AMD who weren't 100% on the answer. My question is around dual 4k monitors hdr @ 60fps. Not running games at this configuration but for productivity. Can the 780m igpu run 2 monitors 4k hdr at 60hz in your testing?
Don't want to commit to an expensive cpu if not...
Comparing to setups with actual graphics cards might feel a bit silly.
Might be more interesting to see how it performs with 1 of those with a dGPU, maybe one for AMD, one for Intel. And leave the rest for iGPU's.
Throw in a 5600G, 5700G, anything Intel, a 7000-series AMD. Any such.
I think he wanted to test against an Intel lower powered CPU but his samples hadnt arrived. the comparison against the intel chip with a power restriction was interesting. Surprised how well the AMD APU handled it all. I think I might buy one of these for a second system for fun
Surely the point is that people pay a certain of amount of money to achieve a certain end. If a $150 GPU plus $150 CPU beats a $300 APU that is the important point.
Leo
@@KitGuruTech but surely power demand and heat and noise are factors favouring an APU.
@@KitGuruTech I suppose that is fair.
+/- power consumption with the price of energy these days.
This APU is perfect for a mobile mini system you take around and game on with friends at their houses and stuff. Put it in a tiny case that is easy to move around.
yes, thats a great use case for the platform, we agree.
make for a great sleeper pc or something small for a lan session
Sleeper that get's SMASHED by a 12100f and rx 6600 ,, don't embarrass yourself
That's quite amazing!
Yes, it can play those games in 1080p but with a footnote: all of the visual settings set to low.
when Radeon rx850 and G1070s are still well over $100 this is a nice option for lightweight builds
Given the few components that it actually needs you can make a very cheap quiet system that is a pretty decent gamer.
yeah its a great option to save money if you dont need the highest IQ. 1080p still looks decent to me unless you are playing on a massive tv or something.
Its a strong as a RX480, or GF970. Not surprising if your willing to play at 720p or 1080p on low. What would be surprising if they actually took the time to design a real apu with its own separate socket with access to quadchannel memory and room for a bigger die. There is a damn market for console tier APU's and noones filling it.
Price needs to be about $100 less. Once it's been out a while and gets marked down, I think it will be a more realistic option.
I hope it will force the graphic card price insanity down OR force the game developers being less lazy with optimization.
Thank you for this review, Leo. It is on point as always 👍
Why do I hear boss music?
I dont understand why we advise people to dead platforms instead of a nice entry to a new platform i rather pay the 330 for a cpu gpu combo that gives enough preforms to come around and gives me a really wide upgrade path for atleast 2 years the the 12 gen intel cpu’s is the last thing i’d spend my money on
That is precisely the reason why I used a power limited Core i5-14600K, although you can argue that any LGA1700 CPU is currently a valid choice.
Leo
I'm fixing to build another Mini-ITX system using the 8700G. I'm going with the GIGABYTE A620I AX, which is $129.99 on Amazon (USA). It isn't a well-built board, and the USB 3.0 header is rather flimsy, although other than that, I haven't had any issues with the other mini-itx build I recently did using it.
I dont like the price BUT if they are going to insist on £300 they should include the wraith prism with the rgb.
For someone who needs a general purpose computer, office, emails, Spotify, streamed video, casual image editing etc.... This is perfect, Indeed the lesser models would be better value. For a gamer, if you play old games from a big old library, it'll work. For newish and forthcoming games, it's just not powerful enough, either as an APU or as a CPU. Twas ever thus with AMD's APUs.
I mean are we not at the point a MB, CPU and GPU (maybe even RAM) should all be one package? Kind of like nvidia Jetson or a laptop MB. The Mother Board market and their price games are getting out of hand, plus remember Intel Extreme MB? They were pretty good.
I would much rather buy one complete package even if the chips were soldered onto the PCB. I install the CPU and I can't remember how long it has been since I removed a CPU after install lol. Maybe reapply paste but that's it.
Thanks Kit as always
Problem is Nvidia cant really do the CPU side of things, and Intel cant really do the GPU side of things. So yes id say AMD would love that concept, but its a great idea in theory. Just not sure a huge audience would like the non modularity of it all, unless ive mistaken what you meant.
Its an interesting idea, and one that I think Nvidia would love in principle if they could create a working x86 CPU side for their GPU's. But there isnt really money in it for them I dont think. they want people upgrading their GPU's all the time and they let Intel and AMD fight over the other part.
AMD would dominate, they are already are with consoles, and thats what they are - everything on a board.
That would drastically increase cost in the long term if you are into upgrading, and SIGNIFIGANTLY increase the amount of Ewaste produced.
SOCs are for hypercompact systems, like phones , Thin&Lights, and handhelds, keep them away from my desktops thank you very much.
Amazing review, can I use this AMD APU as a streaming PC or as a Minecraft Server ?
I would say it would be fine for that. yes.
@@KitGuruTech Thank you
I wonder how much more graphics compute units AMD could fit in and utilize if they went for Zen4C-cores and extra cache (especially for the GPU).
Deep Axe is a nice early choice, good fun.
AM5 ITX motherboards are higher than a Denver wedding.
massively impressed me. great article Leo. I love how you had 2 screens attached. I wasnt expecting that one - thought you were going to pull out a sandwich for lunch !
Im buying one for a little small system beside my tv to play games at 1080p
Glad you enjoyed it!
Smooth 40fps on 120 Hz television is viable option today with higher graphics or resolution.
Or 720p with x3 Integer scaling on a 4K television. Pixel perfect.
(ChimeraOS)
Well , the 780M should support Frame Generation , with AMFM and FSR3 + AFMF = you could get higher FPS , if you have 60 FPS already with the IGPU = ~ 110 FPS with AFMF , with slower paced Games or when Latency ist not an issue that should be fine .
Cracking APU. Thanks for telling us about it. Given your comments about space and ITX the review would have been even better had you looked at and compared it with AMD's NUC and mini-PC boxes like the Beelink GTR7 Pro which also have the 780M GPU but cost vastly more. Does the additional power and cooling available in a PC case make a difference? Perhaps something for a follow-up.
I know you concentrated on games, but how does the 8700G fare when accelerating business applications?
Very impressive though interesting choice considering FromSoft games have never been the pinnacle of optimization lol.
🙌🏽 Brilliant and very well explained review and comparison! wow!
I was thinking about buying this APU and probably will, just to build an “expensive but compact ITX System) but may wait a little more! ~$330 plus taxes mmmm, if I have the extra money Ill get it and to do some reviews and help other people decide if its for them or not!
AMD APUs have been powering small form factor computers for a while and have been getting more powerful by magnitudes.
To expensive to be useful, 8500G with 780M iGPU at 149 will be something worthy of buying and 8300G with 760M iGPU at $99
It's only a good buy if it's a lot cheaper than budget GPU plus budget GPU, not when the APU costs the same.
maybe a decent NUC option if there is one...still a technology in its infancy
APU's just don't make above $150 USD since they have half the PCIe connectivity of their NON-APU counterparts. MPU's for consumers are a useless specification and when the manufacturers ad them along with their price premiums; they upcharge consumer for literally no reason. Additionally, then the CPU portion is the bottleneck for what is frankly weak built in graphics; there is no reason that these products should demanding such high price premiums. Above $150 they are a waste of money and will ultimately be replaced by average consumers with non-apu parts when they realize the APU sucks. Intel has this right in the sense that with or without built in graphics, the CPU portion is the same and their is no compromise on PCIe connectivity options as well as the ability to actually disable the built in graphics. So in my view, the G in Ryzen G is short for GARBAGE
I dont know I think this APU is great for a father for his kid, or a second system,. its low power. doesnt make much noise and at 1080p you can get decent 1080p performance with most games. I think there is market for APU for some people. Its clearly not for you however, I agree.
@@harleylover9446 you can buy a cheaper CPU and a low power discrete GPU for the same money.
@@GamingOnArc Yeah you can, but I think part of the point of this is for the lowest possible noise and power drain, I know a friend who does some music editing uses an APU for specific tasks etc.
@@GamingOnArc which takes up more space and more power than this. For most use cases just getting a cheaper CPU and a GPU will make more sense, but this thing has use cases.
@@Coliflower185 $330 is still to expensive for what you get here
maybe the 8600G would be better value
Very efficient system tough to get that performance with a discrete graphics card and an intel chip for the same money.
I use the Ryzen 3 4300G. for my use case it's perfect. the only reason why I want a GPU is to fill the space in my case.. but at the same time I won't buy a silly GPU for that sake. So I'm okay with waiting a year or 2 while I save for a good GPU. and that's the nice thing about these APUs. you can game and have fun while you wait to buy a GPU. You won't win a ranked competitive Warzone match but you can get kills, have fun. game for hours. it's amazing really.
Sounds like a good low cost plan !
It's worth it to me. Putting it on a Commodore 64x
Other than SFF builds it doesn't make much sense, same as always. I guess AMD doesn't want to cut into the console and handheld PC market to compete against their own products. I just think the profit margin could be better on something like this than a cheap GPU/CPU combo but the performance isn't really there.
This is a terrible value proposition for gamers tbh. For the same price you can get a cheaper cpu and couple it with a 6500XT and get alot more performance
I am interested in this for our youngest gamer. The problem I have is he is currently using a B450 with a 6700xt and 32gb of DDR4. My issue is, should I even bother as it would require a boatload of money to upgrade to DDR5 with a DDR5 board (£200+) and getting this which will be £300+. I would get a decent trade in for his current set up but honestly would the cost be justified for what would seem to be a downgrade but be a huge savings in power consumption. I am talking myself out of the thought, it feels like paying an extra £10 grand for a vehicle to save a few pence in fuel that wont live long enough to pay you back.
In no world whatsoever would I even be thinking about that. The gamer in question will be able to grow into the current system, and should get quite a few years use out of it. The 8700g will be a huge step down from the 6700xt, and it just kinda seems pointless, as you already have the system. Improved power consumption is great, but not if you have to pay over the odds for the AM5 parts in the first place.
Cheers, I am off the ledge. Wanting to skip the AM5 chipset and DDR5 is the main goal, stepping into it face first would have been counter productive.@@thedandyp
I think KitGuruTech is TheReportOfTheWeek's dad, resemblence is uncanny and body language too almost! :D
i built a few m-atx gaming pcs in small cases for parents who have kids who only play games like minecraft and roblox type games for kids. It saves money bc no GPU and can buy less watts on the PSU. I get fastest ram tho so it keeps up better.
Very good value for money this chip. Integrated graphics are usually so rubbish but they've done a pretty decent job. Now if only they could sort out their naming conventions.
Great review . Il buy it for sff build
🙂 neat idea, needs to come to other cheaper motherboards on AM4 and would be nice if intel brings something likes this for lga 1700 motherboards, also all laptops would benefit from this, also mini pcs
why can't AMD just make a 6/12 version with a higher GPU core count.
I built the same setup but the Pc Is not booting up and the Ez debug led blinks Red
Help
did you check the memory ? test with one stick?
@@KitGuruTech yes
@@KitGuruTech the Situation got solved
The problem was the BIOS
I finally finished my First Gaming pc build now 🥺❤️
@@KitGuruTech thank you sir
tbh I have an ATX system, and I've never used the other PCI-E slots other than while using 2 gpus when mining was a thing, but that didn't last long since the second pcie was too close and my main gpu couldn't breathe. Even then I have a 2.5 slot gpu (3080ti gigabyte eagle) but would definitely go for a smaller build, even then my case (R6) has lacking airflow imo so I'd bet with a smaller case and similar fans it'd be better as there is less distance for the air to travel.
this is a reply to the "would've been nice to get an matx board"
Does the 8700g add graphics performance to the gpu or is it only useable as stand alone graphics?
Think stand alone
Standalone
Thanks!
can it work on linux mint debian edition ????
Interesting. Taking everything with grain of salt. That in mind what about person that wants minimum PC now, with an older monitor. That has an upgrade path after 3 years ( both CPU and GPU, and monitor). Is it good investment (around 350€ with 25%tax included )? Or should a person buy 7600 for 250€ + 200€ for used gpu ? ❤
Laptop CPU in a PC package? Hmmm, when what I'd expect, and expect to perform better, is X-Box gubbins in a PC package. I think AMD have ballooned this one over the goal and into the crowd in the penalty box with only a substitute goalie to beat. What am I missing?
Hope I get a good 8700G AI.
love it ! what APU is in the steam deck ?
Its called 'van gogh'. I think that APU is capped at 16W - with power moving between GPU and CPU. this one is a lot more power hungry and advanced. Not sure it would be anyway suitable for a steamdeck, but a V2 will likely feature some new AMD hardware which can run a lot cooler and faster.
Its either the "Van Gogh" or "Aerith", depending on who you ask, but both are correct, 4 Zen 2 cores and RDNA 2 graphics, so worse than this thing. This APU is more directly comprable to the Z1 Extreme, as they both have the same GPU, the 780M, and have the same core count on the same Zen 4 Architecture. The Z1 Extreme powering the other two big handhelds, the ROG ally and Legion Go.
the apu is kinda expensive rather than buying 5500/5600 + 6600
Why Itx boards are costly
Mini-ITX sells in small numbers so any development costs are spread over fewer units. Also, there are two distinct types of ITX; very basic, cut-down and cheap models and high end ITX that try to cram all the features of an ATX into an ITX. The latter results in daughter boards for fans headers, M.2 storage and SATA. That is complicated and expensive.
Leo
i5 12400f+rtx 3060 12 GB RAM=$380,this crap ain't worth it.
The big problem I see here is the price. For slightly less money, you can buy an i3- 12100 and RX 6600 combo that will give much better performance in most games.
I see this CPU working more in situations where you dont have a massive amount on room, like you wanna build a hyper portable system, or are saving up for a GPU, and buy this so you can still play while saving up, since the 8700G is still a far more powerful CPU than the 121000.
@@Coliflower185 I suggest you go look at the 8700G review by Hardware Unboxed. In nearly every gaming situation, a 12100 and rx 6600 wipe the floor with the 8700G while spending the same $330 you're pissing away on the APU. It makes no economical sense. Maybe if the 8700G was under $250, it might make sense, but not at $330.
It's nice for a mini PC where no GPU will ever fit
But can it run VR? the Radeon 780M with the 6400 ram is faster then a rtx 1650 and that can run VR......
Once again AMD does not do the right thing. If that 8700G is connected to a Freesync monitor it should have used an As Rock board. They support 120hz on the HDMI and DP outputs. That is probably why the CPU is not doing much while Gaming.
I finished ds3 on amd r7 240 1gb gpu barely hit 30 fps
Nope .... to expensive right now.... for 200 a no brainer.
Only 8 lanes for graphics is not "support for a full fat graphics card"
hello, this is an APU.
What is the implication of ''Only 8 lanes'' ? You are saying I cannot bring over my existing RTX 3060 to pair with the 8700G APU because of 8 support lanes on the motherboard?
@@stevenknight95 still he says that it has enough pcie lanes for a full fat graphics card, but that is simply not true, it has only 8 lanes available for a dedicated graphics card instead of 16 lanes
@@BravoSixGoingDark it will work, but will have less lanes available, so less bandwidth, but 8 lanes will not bottleneck a RTX 3060, but it will bottleneck higher end GPU's
Specifically, eight lanes of Gen 4 which is plenty for any current GPU and realistically double or more the bandwidth of any GPU anyone is likely to ally with this APU.
Leo
We need the 5700g in there for comparison cause they are selling for peanuts most places.
This proves how pointless the 6500XT is as a dGPU. Can't get 60fps and the 780M hold a good 30 fps and is part of the APU.
Mini ITX tax ruins these APU's though
For emulating with itx 😀.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is the perfect CPU for low power PC if You are still playing pre 2015 games like GTA V in 1080p.
even brand new games can run on it fine enough, once you tweak the settings.
Would recommend 12100F ~$100 and 6650XT $250(PowerColor).