frontpagebertfelin posted May 17, 2023 09:12 AM
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frontpagebertfelin posted May 17, 2023 09:12 AM
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8Ghz 8-Core AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler
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For the vast majority of people this will make almost no difference though.
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Got the 5600G version during the Great GPU Shortage and it worked well. FWIW, I'm going to give my kid my 5600X + some TBD GPU < $300 (I just upgraded to the 5800X3D), then repurpose the 5600G to some miniITX build and hook it up to my TV or something (suggestions welcome).
Tbh itd be a waste to stick the 5600G in a HTPC. I plan to build a NAS / Plex server, store our shared family photos, and perhaps make a network wide VPN access point.
5600G is low TDP, and the igpu is totally capable of transcoding. Even as a NAS, it's overkill but still cheaper than buying a Synology.
The iGPU on these AMD G chips can support limited offload, but it's a low end GPU. So the end results is that it's not much faster than just using the CPU cores. And not as many things support Radeon or VCE offload.
For games, maybe 15-20% more fps depending on how good your GPU is. But will you notice? Does 60 vs 70fps or 100 vs 120fps feel that different to you? It doesn't to me.
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So $4.30 cheaper, fine. Picky, picky.
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Tbh itd be a waste to stick the 5600G in a HTPC. I plan to build a NAS / Plex server, store our shared family photos, and perhaps make a network wide VPN access point.
5600G is low TDP, and the igpu is totally capable of transcoding. Even as a NAS, it's overkill but still cheaper than buying a Synology.
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This may be the lowest price but it's been within $10 of it intermittently for months. (My buy price: $150.)
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The hidden greatness of this chip is its low power consumption. Builders will typically spend many times the system cost on electricity over the equipment's life.
The 5700G will cut those costs down while providing very respectable performance.
Been watching a few mITX boards for price drops, would like to build a system with this CPU and powered by a 200w power brick (fanless / noiseless). Maybe by summer.
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Im seeing if depending on an onboard gpu (as an alternative for not demanding games) helps the bill at a slower cpu (ie 5700g + gpu vs 5700x + gpu). Or will the separate gpu only use the wattage sufficient needed to run the game or is it binary (on-off at constant usage).
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