Now, withthereleaseoffthebrandnewrising 3000 seriouschips, it's nosurprisethat a lotofreviewersarefocusingonthetopendofferingsovertoday.
I wantedtogiveyoumyfirstimpressionsonthis, thenewlyreleased, rising 5 34 100 G, a chipthatisessentially a Zenplusrefreshofftheprevious 2400 G.
Solet's getstraightintoitandseewhatitcandoin a coupleofCebubasedtasks.
And, ofcourse, somegamesaswell.
Sorry, the 3400 g is a quartcallAPyouandjustlikethe 2400 beforeit, itfeaturesonboardVega 11 graphics.
That's right.
Noneedfor a discreetGPU.
Hereitcost £139 or $149.
Theinitialoutoftheboxdifferenceyou'llnoticeifyou'reintheprevioustripisthatthisonecomeswith a Wraithspirecooler, asopposedtotheslightlymoreaudibleyetstillverycapableWraithstealthoption.
A verywelcomechangeinmybook, beyondtheaesthetics.
Andhereishowthe 3400 G differsfromthe 2400 G intermsofspecs.
Whichisgood, becauseitmeansthatthisnewCPUretainsitsappealtothosewhomightwanttobuild a lowpower H, T P, C orgamingrig, somethingthatthe 2400 G hasproveditselfusefulforinthepastandcontinuestodoso.
Solet's run a coupleofCPUintensivetaskstobeginwith, kickingthingsoffwithCinaBenchAr 15 AmusingandAzraqbe 3 50 profourand 16 gigsofoverclocked 3200 megahertzDDRforeignjewelchannelmode.
Ofcourse, I willsayimmediatelythat I didnoticeadultbuzzingsoundistheCPUfangotfaster.
Maybeit's justwearingitselfin, youknow, likebrakepadson a car.
Eitherway, it's annoyingandhopefullynot a commonorprolongedissue.
No, I'm notgonnalietoyouguys.
I soldmy 2400 g a whileback, but I dostillhave a coupleofresultsfromthefrappestestsstoredonmycomputer.
Sowe'llgettothatwhen I testthefirstfewgamesinordertomake a comparison.
Thatmightaffectperformance, so I'llbedoing a newcomparisonbetweenthisAPyouondth e otherriseinAPuseverysoonifthat's somethingyouwanttosee.
Firstofall, though, ifwecheckoutthesinnerbenchar 15 scorehere, you'llseethatitslightlyoutperformstheice 7 47 70 k.
Belowthat, we'vegot a coupleofotherIEseven's arrivesin 5 1400 theother 3 91 100 f trailingattherearaswell.
I thinkthisis a prettyimpressiveresult, andfromwhat I remember, thisisabout 20 or 30 pointsaheadoftherising 5 24 100 g.
Pleasedon't quotemeonthat.
But I seemtorecallthatscoringabout 100 and 20 ifwemoveontothesinglecourttest, thenthisthingsitsbetweentheeye.
3 91 100 f onthe I 5 46 70 k A slightlyolderyetstillverycapablechip.
I thinkthat's a decentresultinagain.
You'reprobablylookingat a fewpointsmorethantheriseand 5 24 100 g Now, because I'm inthemiddleofupgradingmyPC, I letmy 10 70 gotheotherday.
Soitseemsthat I hadtorentoutthisentirevideousingthe 3400 g runningsomethinglikePremiereProisstilldoable.
I thinkincomparisontotheolder 2400 g sayyou'rerendering a 32nd 10 80 p 60 f p.
S clip, thentheriseand 3400 G isgoingtobe a fewsecondsquicker.
Butshallwemoveontothegamesnow?
Thefirstfewresultshere I amabletocomparetotheolder 2400 reas I havesomescoresstillonmycomputer, butas I say, theremayhavebeen a coupleofupdatessincethen.
So I willbedoinganothercomparisonwithupdatedresultsverysoon.
Now, withthe 3400 g nothingbuttheintegratedVega 11 graphics, I wasabletoachieveanaverageof 67 framespersecondat 10.
80 p inGrandTheftAutofive.
I thinkthisis a veryimpressiveresult, especiallywhenyoulookatthose 1% on 10.1% figuresaswell.
51 47 indicatesverylittletonostutterwhatsoever.
Andyoushouldfeelfreetoturnthosesettingsuptohighinordertomaintain a solid 30 f.
P.
S.
Thereason I stuckwithnormalherewastotryandhit 60 something.
I wasn't exactlyexpectingtobedoable, andasyoucansee, theresultwasprettygood.
Now, fromwhat I havehere, itseemsthatthe 2400 g averagingaround 63 wherethatdifferencedoesmake a nicewelldifference, though, isingameswhereyoumaybehoveringonthatlineofplayabilityonotherwiseForexample, ifwith a 24 100 g inthisgameyou'reachieving 28 f.
P s becauseyou'vecrankedallthesettingsrightupusing a 34 100 youwouldprobablypushyouoverthat 30 f pslimit.
Nothingelsewaschangedandwesaw 55 framespersecondonaverageagain, a prettyimpressiveresult.
Ifyouwantthesolid 60 turn a fewthingsdowntolow.
But I thinkthiswas a prettydecentexperience.
The 1% import 1% loanscamebackas 38 19 respectively.
Sotherewere a fewstuttershereandthere, mostofwhichoccurredwhenjumpingoutofthebusatthebeginningoffthegameandafterthatthingsortofsmoothedout a littlebitnowcomparedtothe 2400 G thataveraged 46 f pswithsimilarsettings.
Soit's a niceimprovementwiththischipinthisgame, butthatresultwill, ofcourse, differfromtitletotitle.
Noimplantunknownsbattlegrounds.
Asexpected, wehadtoturnthingsdowntoverylow, butwedidaverage 48 framespersecond, which I thinkwasquiteimpressivefortheseAPYouatfullHDresolution, especiallywhenyouconsiderthatthe 2400 G, as I remember, averagedaround 35 to 36.
Sothereis a niceimprovementwiththischiphereagain.
Pleasedon't taketheseresultstoliterally, because I willhaveanupdatedcomparisoncomingsoon.
Butthesearetheresultsthat I havestoredonmyPCfromthelasttime I testedoutthe 2400 G.
Now, ifwemoveontosomeofthegamesthat I don't believe I'vepreviouslytestedwithmyrising 5 24 100 G.
Thisisallnewterritoryforthe 3400 here.
Andlet's kickthingsoffwithBattlefieldfive, a mixtureoflowinmediumsettings.
Onceagain, atfull, HDgaveusanaverageofaround 36 F.
P s duringthistanklevel.
I thinkthat's a prettyimpressiveresult.
Onceagain, thisis a prettyintensivelevelduringthisgame.
Soforthe a P U tobeabletohandleitwithatleast 30 framespersecond.
I thinkthat's a prettygoodresult.
Andifyouwantsomethingthat's goingtobeabletoruntheseTripleeighttitleswithoutmuchofanoutlayintermsofbudget, thenthisseemslike a fairlydecentchoice, especiallyifyouwanttobuildsomethingbrandnew.
I believeitwasreleasedin 2016 butwiththemediumsettingsat 10 80 p wereeverdrink 40 framespersecond.
Here I wasjustrunningaroundConcord, a prettydemandingareainthegame, andwesaw a fewframedropshereandthere, butnothingmajorgettingprettydecentqualitygraphicshereondhe.
Relativelyokay, performance.
I believetheconsul's runningat 30 framespersecondforreference.
Thegraphicswillprobablylookslightlybetter, butremember, thisis a £139 a componentthat I'm surewe'lldrop a littlebitinpriceoverthenextfewmonthsaswell, oratleastitspredecessorcertainlywill.
Nowragetowastheonlygame I couldn't getaroundwithatleast 30 framespersecond, a 10 80 p.
Butonce I turnedthingsdownto 900 p andusedthelowpreset, wewereseeing 38 framespersecondonaverage.
Youknow, I'vebeenhaving a lotfunwithRagetorecentlyonTheopenworldhasBeanquitefuntoexplore, and I'm gladtoseethatitrunsonthisAP.
Youquitewell, too.
It's reallynicetosee a hugeimprovementoversomeoftheseolderAPusethatwe'veseenovertheyears.