AMD's new Athlon featuring Zen cores, a 35W TDP with Vega 3 graphics for entry level PC with a lot more just for $55 has been announced by AMD!
Low priced processors have been missing in the markets for a while. But, now AMD is introducing its Athlon 200GE with 3 SKUs of which one is coming to the markets on Sep 8 for a mere price of $55.
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The Athlon 200GE is a $55 dual-core CPU with four threads, 3 Graphics Compute Units(i.e.196 GPU cores), and 3.2GHz CPU clock. AMD notes that the new cores offer “up to 169 percent more responsive computing than AMD’s previous generation AMD A6-9500E.”
Athlon 200Ge appears to be a great choice for the people building a PC at a low budget. The chip of 35-watt consists of two cores and four threads at 3.2GHz. It includes three Radeon Vega compute units, which has the ability to handle videos at high-definition and “720p gaming of e-sports out-of-the-box.”
The Ryzen Pro models will come soon to the markets most probably through OEM companies like HP, Dell, etc. Their respective launch schedules will be shared by AMD very soon.
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AMD 200GE, 220GE And 240GE
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TDP | 35W | 54W | 54W | 65W | 65W | 65W |
Architecture | Zen | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake | Zen | Zen | Zen |
Process | 14nm | 14nm++ | 14nm++ | 14nm | 14nm | 14nm |
Cores/Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 8 |
Frequency Base/Boost | 3.2 / - | 3.9 / - | 3.7 / - | 3.5 / 3.7 | 3.5 / 3.7 | 3.6 / 3.9 |
Memory Speed | DDR4-2677 | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2667 | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2933 |
Memory Controller | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel | Dual-Channel |
Cache (L3) | 4MB | 4MB | 4MB | 8MB | 4MB | 4MB |
Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 (3CU) | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 610 | No | Radeon Vega 8 (8CU) | Radeon Vega 11 (11CU) |
Unlocked Multiplier | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MSRP | $55 | $86 | $64 | $124 | $99 | $160 |
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The Athlon 200GE processors come with Radeon Vega 3 graphics. The Ryzen chips made their debut the last year. AMD, continuing their legacy of more than 15 years, will also make their 220GE and 240GE processors available soon. They have not yet released any information about their 220GE and 240GE processors but we will get to know about them later this year.
