Low power draw, runs cool, ridiculously inexpensive.

very well performing and cool-running CPU. handles emulation tasks extremely well despite not having SMT enabled/available. no overclock needed, XFR ensures best speed available when sufficient cooling provided

This thing is a miracle for cheap gaming PCs. Most mid-range GPUs will never be held back by it.

This CPU is an amazing value! The APU is the best APU ever made hands down! Micro Center had this for $79.99 which is the cheapest price I could find.

Use these bad boys a lot, it has 4 cores, decent clock speeds, integrated graphics that put Intel's to shame and a decent stock cooler for around $100. It is the to go 4 core ryzen chip for me,

Intrigued by the first generation of Ryzen processors, I decided to look into the 2nd generation based on performance benchmarks I've seen with integrated graphics. This is the little CPU/APU that could. Whether I'm streaming HD videos, running multiple programs, playing games, or all the above, this little guy definitely performed well. Considering the $70 price difference between this 2200G and the Ryzen 5 2400G, its performance was actually relative to the latter CPU. For that difference in price, I'd recommend this CPU over the 2400G.

Note that the Vega 8 Graphics will take up 0.3GB of RAM. This also means running dual channel will optimize performance, though this ran just fine even on single channel memory.

This also pairs wonderfully with the RX 560. Sure, the card could use a bit more CPU performance, but the bottleneck isn't as severe as with higher-end cards. This pairing is perfect for budget builds.

This is the main reason I made this project. A cheap and low power processor with a capable iGPU that can make wonders for its price. Hope AMD keep this nice APU lineup.

For the price, it is an exceptional budget chip. Seeing how it pretty much out performs the R3 lineup completely, and even performs on par with the R5 1400, I'd say this is one of the best chips that you can currently get if you're going for a budget build. I got mine clocked to 3.95 Ghz, and it runs like a beast. I love this thing.

Solid quad core APU can play a lot games on decent settings quite well

Came as a combo set with the Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H. I honestly bought this set on a whim because the voice in my head told me that combo = deals (YMMV). It's a decent enough APU - had the chance to test out the integrated graphics before my 1050 Ti came in. It ran most of my games fairly well, save for a few spikes in performance. However, the fact of the matter is that it does its job well. For those looking for perhaps low-end retro or older generation gaming, this chip should do the trick.