[SOLVED] is 4c/8t good for gaming

[Berry34]

im planning on buying a ryzen 3 4350g and i was wondering if it was good for gaming, im planning on emulating some ps3 games, mainly play yakuza saga, csgo, killing floor 2 and some other source games. i also saw a ryzen 3 3200g for the same price as the ryzen 3 4350g, and i was wondering if it was any better than the 4350g

 

[logainofhades]

The 3200g is inferior, to the 4350g. Honestly, I would say that neither is very good for gaming, in 2022.

 

[alceryes]

The 3200g is inferior, to the 4350g. Honestly, I would say that neither is very good for gaming, in 2022.

This.
Older games or less resource-demanding games may be okay but those are just not top gaming CPUs.

Check out the recommended (not minimum) specs of the games you have in mind and compare that CPU to yours on some of the dozens of CPU gaming comparison charts out there. If your CPU is at or below this recommended CPU you won't have a good time.

 

[Tolis_GR]

These games would be handled well but i would invest for a ryzen 5 3600 at least or so for this amount of money

 

[logainofhades]

I wouldn't go less than a 5600g. You are not going to get much better IGP, than that.

 

[punkncat]

The "G" series APU gained a lot of traction while the grips of this GPU shortage was ongoing. They typically offer better performance than similarly priced/classed Intel offerings. Even in spite of that, it's integrated graphics and you are either going to take a massive hit to FPS, or have to consider lowering quality settings and resolution.

IMO, if this is casual gaming and supported it might be worthwhile, but would probably price and consider the difference if you went with a comparable non G skew and added even a meager discrete GPU which almost invariably would result in better performance.

 

[Berry34]

i was planning on buying either of those because everything else is kinda expensive where i live, especially graphics cards

 

[KyaraM]

If you want a low-end CPU for gaming, get a i3-12100. That one should beat all of the CPUs you mentioned, at least in the CPU department. The iGPU isn't too great, but I honestly wouldn't want to olah on that at all. I would pair any of those with a GPU, like a GTX 1650 or RTX 3050, or some used card.

 

[Bob.B]

im planning on buying a ryzen 3 4350g and i was wondering if it was good for gaming, im planning on emulating some ps3 games, mainly play yakuza saga, csgo, killing floor 2 and some other source games. i also saw a ryzen 3 3200g for the same price as the ryzen 3 4350g, and i was wondering if it was any better than the 4350g

Some reading.

Ryzen 3 Pro 4350g VS Ryzen 3 3200g: Gaming Benchmark - Gamers Discussion Hub

In this article, we have compared the performance between Ryzen 3 Pro 4350g and Ryzen 3 3200g to see who is the best performing APU.

gamersdiscussionhub.com

 

[Karadjgne]

Depends on the gaming. If you go for simpler graphics strategy/ single player open world type games, an APU is fine, you don't need anything more than 60Hz, so Skyrim or Minecraft etc are decent. Even CSGO is simple enough, it'll run on a potato.

But if you prefer CoD, Battlefield series, even MS Flight Simulator, you need a gpu with some umph and a cpu that'll push the fps. And that's where the APU's fall short. Because half the space under the IHS is taken up with the graphics engine, the cpu has very little L3 cache and relies totally on the pc ram for any vram usage. Which is portioned out by Windows, so you end up with 2Gb of vram equitable at a slower speed, that's got to bounce back and forth through the motherboard, along with all other ram use, instead of a gpu direct connection.

APU's as standalone for simple stuff, the basics, are great. For anything advanced or complex, ehh not so much...

For comparison, the best Vega graphics are pretty much equitable to a GT1030 in performance and ability. And that's with a decent mobo and good ram. On the cpu side, the 10yr old FX-8350 with a decent OC and a Ryzen 3 2400G aren't much different.

And please don't do piece by piece. Don't get an APU and think to add a stronger gpu later, the cpu side of the APU still applies, whether or not the Vega graphics are used. Getting a stronger gpu will help with graphics details but won't do diddly for fps, you'll be stuck at snails pace. Decide on APU and call it quits, or keep saving and get a full ryzen/Intel with a gpu.

 

[mdd1963]

The 12100F cranks out very decent FPS in most games despite being only being a quad core, but, I'd still be more comfortable at 6c/12t-level as a 'starting point'....(12400, 5600X, etc...)

 

[TerryLaze]

The 12100F cranks out very decent FPS in most games despite being only being a quad core, but, I'd still be more comfortable at 6c/12t-level as a 'starting point'....(12400, 5600X, etc...)

Yeah but the difference between the 12100 and 12400 is often 70% and more in price so it's a terrible deal if you are budged constrained, and the 5600x is more than 100% more expensive.

 

[Karadjgne]

The 12100 is often harder to get, it's Intels smallest profit margin cpu, and they can't exactly flood the market since the silicon shortages.

 

[geofelt]

To answer your question...
4c/8t is ok for gaming.
Few single player games can effectively use more threads.

Do you have a budget?
What do you need to buy?

Most games need a decent graphics capability for fast action.
I think in is better to plan on a discrete graphics card for any sort of gaming you might do.
Upgrading a graphics card is simple.
Using integrated graphics can only take you so far.
$130 should you buy you a GT1030 for starters.
You might be able to get more if you buy used.
The impending launch of intel discrete graphics card is going to upset the market. In a good way.

cpu centric games need a processor with a good single thread performance.
depending on budget, look at the i3-10105, i3-12100, i5-12400 in that order.