[Prebuilt] HP Slim Desktop with AMD Athlon Silver 3050U, 8GB DDR4 (180$) [SurplusByDesign]
Product Details
Model: 9EF04AA#ABL
Processor: 2.30 GHz AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Display Type: N/A
RAM: 8GB DDR4
Storage: 1TB HDD
Video Card: AMD Radeon Graphics
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
USB Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 4 x USB 3.0 Ports
Additional Ports: HDMI, VGA
Features: Optical Drive, SD Card Slot, Small Form Factor
How does this CPU compare to the mainline Ryzen desktop series? The frequency alone sounds like a mobile chip.
Yes, it's quite underpowered compared to Ryzen 3000's. The main advantage is that it only consumes 15W, which makes it very efficient to run, especially if you just want to a Plex server. However, if you want something more powerful (e.g. for transcoding, or other thread-intensive jobs), you can wait for the i3-10100 to go on sale (at around 200$), but you'd have to check it every morning.
The price is just so good... I've already got a deal from (old place) for my TV PC.
Thanks for posting :)