AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs 2400G, 2200G Offer A Lot Of Cores And Threads For The Price, 3.9 GHz Boost, Vega Graphics

AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs will be available for purchase starting from 12th of February, 2018. Here is what you need to know about the upcoming chips.

AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs are going to come out soon and here we have the specifications for the AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge 2400G as well as the AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge 2200G. The Raven Ridge 22400G features 4 cores and 8 threads while the little brother 2200G features 4 cores and 4 threads. It should also be noted that these come with integrated AMD Vega graphics.

AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs: 2400G And 2200G

AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs will be available for purchase starting from 12th of February, 2018. The AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge 2200G will cost $99, while the big brother 2400G will cost $169. This is a lot of processor for the price and considering that these chips come with integrated AMD Vega graphics, you should be able to get better performance as compared to Intel HD graphics.

These chips will also be compatible with the current and upcoming AM4 motherboards so you need not worry about compatibility. If you already own a 300 series AM4 motherboard then you will need a BIOS update in order to get these AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs working and if you are planning to get a new motherboard then they will work with these chips as well.

This is something that you do not see on the Intel side of things plus you will be safe from the back door threats that are now haunting Intel. You can check out the specifications of these chips below:

2200G 2400G
CPU Cores / Threads 4 Cores / 4 Threads 4 Cores / 8 Threads
CPU Clock Speeds 3.5 GHz / 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz
CPU Cache 4 x 512 KB L2c + 4 MB L3c 4 x 512 KB L2c + 4 MB L3c
Integrated Graphics AMD Vega 8 AMD Vega 11
iGPU Stream Processors 512 704
iGPU Clock Speed 1100 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory Support Up to 64 GB dual channel DDR4 2933
TDP 65W 65W
Included Cooler AMD Wraith Stealth AMD Wraith Stealth
CPU Socket AMD AM4 AMD AM4
MSRP $99.99 $169.99

The AMD AM4 platform will remain relevant till 2020 and you can check out more information regarding AMD chips as well as upcoming product and AM4 compatibility here. AMD coolers are pretty cool as compared to what Intel has to offer out of the box and you can check out the AMD Wraith Prism cooler here.

AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs

You can also read about the upcoming AM X470 motherboard and their compatibility here.

Let us know what you think about these AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APUs and whether or not you are interested in buying one of these chips when they come out next month.

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