AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Top notch CPU.Great price.

I bought this chip because it was NOT recommended by the big YTubers (you know who they are). It smokes any app, it plays 1080 games 85-110 fps. It runs memory at DDR5-7000 Responsiveness is incredible. This isn't a 200fps chip using only the IGPU. With a standalone GPU card, it is a beast, gaming is flawless. It is superb at everything. Loading and making adjustments to a 29,000 line Excel file is super fast.5 month update. This APU is as fast as a Ryzen 7600 but with Superb Graphics. IF your intention is AAA 4K gaming then I would tell you to buy a dedicated GPU.This APU is an Overkill for literally everything tasks. High End AAA Gaming is a different story..There is No Word, Excel, Browser or any other task that this APU chip can't handle, it's just that powerful. It's stupid fast. Do not concern yourself if this chip can play a video; I can play 4K videos on a 55" 4K TV ALL DAY with no issues.Also it works extremely good on Linux MINT. Zero Issues, None!

Excelent

bought this instead of the Ryzen 5 7600 because I couldn’t get a discrete GPU yet. It was very easy to install. I used a third party cooler and it never gets above 55 degrees C. The PC doesn’t even get warm. I was able to play light games like Minecraft with shaders at high settings at 1080p 60fps. It actually runs Minecraft better than my old gaming laptop (8th gen i7 and GTX 1060 6GB). I was even able to get Marvel Rivals running with lowest settings and FSR upscaling at 1080p 50fps, although it looked a little blurry/shimmery. But if you’re just looking to jump into multiplayer PC gaming with some friends and can’t buy a GPU right now, this is an excellent option. I recommend at least 32GB RAM if you want to play games since the integrated GPU shares the system memory. Minecraft with shaders, 10 browser tabs, and discord were using about 28GB for me.

You get what you pay for with this APU. It's more than capable for low-graphics light gaming and general tasks. Recommend this for people building a PC for a parent or grandparent who doesn't need something crazy but may require something more substantial than basic integrated graphics. The included cooler is more than sufficient. That said, enabling EXPO, which you should do, will significantly increase temperatures, but not enough to worry about. If concerned, pick up a Thermalright Peerless Assassin or Arctic Freezer 34.

Very good cpu. Recommend for people for low budget builds

Great CPU at a great price. It suprised me to find out that the Ryzen AI engine was fast enough to albiet slower than my rtx run my Gemma 3 LLM. Great price, great CPU, but watch out on the DDR5 Memory restrictions of 5200mhz and 3600mhz depending on the size and combo. It caught me out.

I finished building out a new home server using this CPU. Much faster than my old (6 year+) AMD Clawhammer ... I purchased a new MSI motherboard as well..This CPU includes a CPU fan as well.Because I am not a gamer - I needed a CPU with built in graphics until I decide whether to buy a dedicated GPU.. This is adequate for editing photos, videos and viewing PLEX and YouTube content.