Question Ryzen 4350G or Ryzen 2400G

[magnavolt]

I have the choice of getting a Lenovo M725s Ryzen 5 Pro 2400G or a HP Elitedesk 805 G6 Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G.

I plan on using it mainly for browsing the internet and some light gaming. Which of the two would be the better purchase. I have read many conflicting results with some claiming the 2400G is better and others claiming the 4350G is better.

Both are used systems with small form factor and priced exactly the same with 256GB Nvme and 8GB Ram.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

I plan on using it mainly for browsing the internet and some light gaming.
Can you elaborate on what you're referring to light gaming?

 

[magnavolt]

Light gaming for me would playing games like Grand Theft Auto 5 and Diablo 2 Resurrected or titles that are older. Not more demanding games like Cyberpunk or Starfield.

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[maikutech]

Light gaming for me would playing games like Grand Theft Auto 5 and Diablo 2 Resurrected or titles that are older. Not more demanding games like Cyberpunk or Starfield.

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Go for the leveno, also if you plan on gaming on it, especially games like cyberpunk.
Upgrade the ram by 16gb, use the exact same ram stick as it was provided by the manufacturer to avoid any issues.

 

[BFG-9000]

What OS did you intend to use after Windows 10 end of support in 5 months?

4350G is supported by Windows 11, 2400G is not. The mentioned two games do run in Linux but performance will be worse than on Windows 10.

 

[combobreakerz]

i have the ryzen 4600g and 2200g. i dont have any issues running windows 11 on the 2200g paired with a b550 board, just make sure you have all the necessary drivers, mainly the graphics drivers. but there's a big and noticeable difference between gaming on r3 vs r5. imo get at least a 3400g or 4600g. if those are the only choices you have i'd settle for the 2400g just for a better gaming experience, provided you increase its ram to at least 16gb.
if you dont mind me asking, how much do those cost? maybe building one from scratch and using some old parts you have there would be cheaper? and you have the flexibility of choosing your own cpu/apu.