Marrying Vega and Zen: The AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Review
by Ian Cutress on February 12, 2018 9:00 AM ESTTest Bed and Setup
As per our processor testing policy, we take a premium category motherboard suitable for the socket, and equip the system with a suitable amount of memory running at the manufacturer's maximum supported frequency. This is also typically run at JEDEC subtimings where possible. It is noted that some users are not keen on this policy, stating that sometimes the maximum supported frequency is quite low, or faster memory is available at a similar price, or that the JEDEC speeds can be prohibitive for performance. While these comments make sense, ultimately very few users apply memory profiles (either XMP or other) as they require interaction with the BIOS, and most users will fall back on JEDEC supported speeds - this includes home users as well as industry who might want to shave off a cent or two from the cost or stay within the margins set by the manufacturer. Where possible, we will extend out testing to include faster memory modules either at the same time as the review or a later date.
| Test Setup | ||||
| AMD | Intel Core | |||
| Processor | Ryzen 5 2400G Ryzen 3 2200G |
A10-8750 A8-7870K |
i7-8700 i3-8350K |
i5-7400 i3-7350K i3-7100 |
| Motherboards | MSI B350I Pro AC |
ASUS A88X-Pro |
ASRock Z370 Gaming i7 |
GIGABYTE X170 Gaming ECC |
| Cooling | AMD Wraith Stealth | Arctic Freezer 13 ICO | Silverstone AR10-115XS | |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX760i PSU | |||
| Memory | G.Skill TridentZ 2x8GB DDR4-3200 @ 2933 |
G.Skill RipjawsX 2x8GB DDR3-2133 |
Crucial Ballistix 4x8GB DR4-2666 |
G.Skill RipjawsV 2x16GB DDR4-2400 |
| Video Drivers | Ryzen APU: 17.7 beta NVIDIA GT 1030: 388.52 Intel IGP: 15.60.2.4901 |
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| Hard Drive | Crucial MX200 1TB | |||
| Optical Drive | LG GH22NS50 | |||
| Case | Open Test Bed | |||
| Operating System | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit | |||
Many thanks to...
We must thank the following companies for kindly providing hardware for our multiple test beds. Some of this hardware is not in this test bed specifically, but is used in other testing.
Thank you to Crucial for providing us with MX200 SSDs. Crucial stepped up to the plate as our benchmark list grows larger with newer benchmarks and titles, and the 1TB MX200 units are strong performers. Based on Marvell's 88SS9189 controller and using Micron's 16nm 128Gbit MLC flash, these are 7mm high, 2.5-inch drives rated for 100K random read IOPs and 555/500 MB/s sequential read and write speeds. The 1TB models we are using here support TCG Opal 2.0 and IEEE-1667 (eDrive) encryption and have a 320TB rated endurance with a three-year warranty.
Further Reading: AnandTech's Crucial MX200 (250 GB, 500 GB & 1TB) Review
Thank you to Corsair for providing us with an AX1200i PSU. The AX1200i was the first power supply to offer digital control and management via Corsair's Link system, but under the hood it commands a 1200W rating at 50C with 80 PLUS Platinum certification. This allows for a minimum 89-92% efficiency at 115V and 90-94% at 230V. The AX1200i is completely modular, running the larger 200mm design, with a dual ball bearing 140mm fan to assist high-performance use. The AX1200i is designed to be a workhorse, with up to 8 PCIe connectors for suitable four-way GPU setups. The AX1200i also comes with a Zero RPM mode for the fan, which due to the design allows the fan to be switched off when the power supply is under 30% load.
Further Reading: AnandTech's Corsair AX1500i Power Supply Review
Thank you to G.Skill for providing us with memory. G.Skill has been a long-time supporter of AnandTech over the years, for testing beyond our CPU and motherboard memory reviews. We've reported on their high capacity and high-frequency kits, and every year at Computex G.Skill holds a world overclocking tournament with liquid nitrogen right on the show floor.
Further Reading: AnandTech's Memory Scaling on Haswell Review, with G.Skill DDR3-3000
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Lolimaster - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
You don't another model, just disable high clocked pstates till you get the power consumption you want.I can lock my Athlon II X4 to 800Mhz if I desire.
Lolimaster - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
You can simply set pstate for a lower base clock and also undervolt if you want to reduce power consupmtion even more.Or the lazy way, cTDP in bios to 45w.
Manch - Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - link
Ask and ye shall receivehttps://www.anandtech.com/show/12428/amd-readies-r...
Cryio - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
This review kind of confused me?It mentioned it's going to compare the A12 9800, but this APU is nowhere to be seen in benchmarks.
Then out of nowhere come A10 7870K, which is fine I guess, but then there's the A10 8750, which doesn't exit, I can asume it's 7850, yet a 7850 non K APU doesn't exist, so what's happening here?
Simon_Says - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
Will there be any analysis on current and potential future HTPC performance? While it won't support Netflix 4k or UHDBR (yet, thanks Playready 3.0) I for one would still like to know how it handles HDR for local media playback and Youtube, and if it will have the CPU grunt to software decode AV1.Drazick - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
Does the Ryzen have any hardware based unit for Video trans coding?Could you test that as well (Speed and Quality).
It will be interesting as this CPU can be heaven for HTPC and for NAS with Multimedia capabilities.
Thank You.
GreenReaper - Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - link
It is meant to support up to 4K H.264/5 at 30/60/120FPS for 4K/1440p/1080p resolutions. Obviously it'd be nice to see people testing this out, and the quality of the resulting video.gerz1219 - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
Still not quite getting the point of this product. Back when it made sense to build an HTPC, I liked the idea of the Bulldozer-era APU, so that I could play games on the TV without having a noisy gaming rig in the living room. But the performance is just never quite there, and it looks like it will be some time before you can spend ~$400 and get 4K gaming in the living room. So why not just buy an Xbox One X or PS4? I also bought a Shield TV recently for $200 and that streams games from my VR/4K rig just fine onto the TV. I'm just not seeing the need for a budget product that's struggling at 1080p and costs about the same as a 4K console.jjj - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
There are 7+ billion people on this planet and the vast majority of them will never be able to afford a console or to pay a single cent for software - consoles are cheap because they screw you on the software side.Vs the global average you are swimming in money.
And ofc the majority of the PC market is commercial as consumer has been declining hard this decade.
Most humans can barely put food on the table, if that and even a 200$ TV is a huge investment they can afford once every 15 years.
Pinn - Monday, February 12, 2018 - link
But $10 per day on cigarettes is fine?