We Found Problems: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G & R7 8700G APU Benchmarks & Review

Use code “STAP“ for 10% off the GN store while it lasts! We’re almost sold out of our Limited Disappointment Tour PC T-shirts! Grab one while they’re still around: Find our high-quality, durable soldering mat on the store: This review of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G benchmarks performance vs. a cheap CPU and GPU at the same price points (roughly) and looks at viability of the R5 8600G & R7 8700G APUs as SFF/HTPC options or just a cheap gaming component. The new 8000-series AMD Ryzen APUs get tested here for gaming performance and framerate, power consumption, CPU-only performance, efficiency, and frequency. Although we already know they’re not strictly “worth it“ as cheap gaming parts if the only goal is the cheapest possible combination of a CPU and GPU, they still have valid use cases.