I am confused. Ryzen 3 2200g or Ryzen 5 2400g

[manalo.wigmond07]

I need a little help on choosing the best CPU that will suit me. I am an average gamer. I want to play pubg, nba 2k18, fps games like cod, gta v, dota 2 and csgo. I am also willing to overclock the iGPU. So besides gaming, I can use the PC for programming, photo editing and game developing. Here are my options:

Ryzen 3 2200g
Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming 3
Gskill trident v 2 x 4gb 3200mhz
380$ in my country
Or

Ryzen 5 2400g
Gigabyte AB350M HD3
2 x 4gb 2400mhz
370$ in my country

I am willing to buy a GPU soon like the gtx 1050ti or 1060. I ve red a lot of articles saying that ryzens will work better with faster ram.

So its like ryzen 3 + 2x4gb 3200mhz
Will match the performance of
Ryzen 5 + 2x4gb 2400mhz?

I am confused. Please help me decide

 

[madmatt30]

2400mhz is fine for the cpu side imo.
Its the integrated graphics side that requires as fast ram as possible.

In the long term once you add a gpu the ryzen 5 2400g is going to be way better.

In the short term while youre using integrated graphics the 2200g with 3200 ram will be slightly better for gaming.

Id go for the 2400g even with the slower RAM if necessary.

 

[delaro]

I need a little help on choosing the best CPU that will suit me. I am an average gamer. I want to play pubg, nba 2k18, fps games like cod, gta v, dota 2 and csgo. I am also willing to overclock the iGPU. So besides gaming, I can use the PC for programming, photo editing and game developing. Here are my options:

Ryzen 3 2200g
Gigabyte GA-AB350 Gaming 3
Gskill trident v 2 x 4gb 3200mhz
380$ in my country
Or

Ryzen 5 2400g
Gigabyte AB350M HD3
2 x 4gb 2400mhz
370$ in my country

I am willing to buy a GPU soon like the gtx 1050ti or 1060. I ve red a lot of articles saying that ryzens will work better with faster ram.

So its like ryzen 3 + 2x4gb 3200mhz
Will match the performance of
Ryzen 5 + 2x4gb 2400mhz?

I am confused. Please help me decide

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Business)

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($95.99 @ Newegg Business)

Not a huge price difference here.

Ryzen 3 is 4 core 4 Threads
Ryzen 5 is 4 core 8 Threads

On workloads where only 4 cores are being used then it's about clock speed and RAM frequency which makes the Ryzen 3 and 5 on par if the CPU speeds are the same.

On workloads that use more than 4 threads then the Ryzen 5 has a advantage regardless of clock speed differences all though that does make a difference by narrowing the advantage.

Faster RAM effects everything you do on a RYZEN CPU moving from 2400mhz RAM to 3000mhz is about 7 fps increase and more than 30 seconds off a long render time. Overclocked 3200mhz you can see as much as 12fps on average and a minute or more off a render time. PUBG is a optimized mess and you will need to squeeze every bit of performance out of a APU that you can even after you have installed a discrete GPU, Start with at least 3000mhz kits and match that with a decent board that will support O.C profiles of 3200mhz and above.

 

[mandeepsandhu]

hello dear.
here are benchmarks between AMD 2200g vs AMD 2400g Gaming. Hope this video will help you to make your decision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8oYzTrrJVk

 

[madmatt30]

^ As I said , ram speed affects igp performance substantially , cpu performance not so much.

Once you drop a 1050ti in there there will be minimal difference between 2400 & 3200mhz ram .

@delaro - im assuming in the op's location there is a BIG difference in ram prices.

 

[manalo.wigmond07]

Yes ram prices here are crazy. I think I'm going for ryzen 3 2200g + 2x4gb 3200mhz + msi b350m mortar and drop a 1050ti after a few months

 

[manalo.wigmond07]

@madmatt30 how many fps difference in the two choices?

 

[madmatt30]

^ with the igp ?? 15% or so, sometimes as much as 20%.

If it were the same apu.

It isnt though , the 2400g as well as being multi threaded is 10% stronger than the 2200g on a hardware level, you'll be around 10% behind on fps comoared to the 2200g with faster ram.

With a 1050ti ?? Negligible , if you were buying a 1050ti within a few months & it has to be an absolute choice between the two I would go 2400g + 2400mhz.

That cpu will outlive the 2200g considerably.

Look at the fact a quad core 4 thread I5 struggles with some games now whereas a 4c/8t i7 from the same era doesnt.
Same difference between the 2200/2400g.

Ryzens paired with 2400 & a discrete gpu performs absolutely fine .

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

I agree, if you can go with a 2400g, get it. It will last longer before you want to upgrade it. If you had a graphics card now, I'd recommend maybe looking at the ryzen 5 1600. But if in your situation, get the 2400g.

Especially with photo editing, programming, and workstation tasks, the hyperthreading technology should help with those as well. Plus some games are starting to work better with more CPU threads, battlefield 1 for example. So the extra threads should help in those situations too. Not that a 2200g will be bad, but I think you'll be ready to upgrade it sooner. For CPU related tasks, the ddr4 2400 is fine. I run that speed with my 1600 and it does fine. As someone else said though, it will be a little slower with the integrated GPU, but if you are getting a graphics card in a month or 2 anyway, then the slower ram speed is a wash imo.