Which Ryzen 3 CPU is best for the system I plan to build?

[Sir_Salmon]

7 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

https://www.techspot.com/review/1574-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-and-ryzen-3-2200g/page2.html

https://www.techspot.com/review/1574-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-and-ryzen-3-2200g/page3.html

performs pretty much within margin of error with a 1300x, which is slightly better than the 1200. you get the iGPU too so that's a plus.

Doesn't it not work with the B350 Chipset though? Or am I misinformed? Because if I am misinformed, this is a darn good deal.

Something to do with a BIOS update?

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by Sir_Salmon
Forgot something

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Sir_Salmon said:

Doesn't it not work with the B350 Chipset though? Or am I misinformed? Because if I am misinformed, this is a darn good deal.

Something to do with a BIOS update?

 

 

the boards that already have the bios update will list it down on the motherboard box, if not you can request a 'boot kit' from AMD(you'll have to return it eventually).

[airdeano]

misiformed. works on AM4 sockets, too.

[Sir_Salmon]

1 minute ago, airdeano said:

misiformed. works on AM4 sockets, too.

Good to know. Is higher RAM Speed important to drive this if I'm not using the IGPU?

[Capt. Jack]

If you're deciding between the R3 1200 and the R3 1300X then the clear choice is the R3 1200. The extra money spent on the 1300X may result in 1 extra fps, but that is it. The small bump in clockspeed with the 1300X isn't worth the increase in price when you consider that another small bump in price can get you eight threads. You really don't need a 2200G if you'll be using a dedicated graphics cards. 

 

Get the R3 1200.