AMD Recommeds Dual-Channel DDR5-6000 Memory As “Sweet Spot” For Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs

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AMD's Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs are right around the corner and you better get some nice dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory to make sure you are ready for them.

At CES 2024, AMD finally announced its Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" AM5 Desktop APUs which are a combination of Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU cores. These chips also come equipped with the latest Ryzen AI "XDNA" NPUs (8700G & 8600G) and are aimed at budget/mainstream audiences who are likely going to play casual or AAA games without having to upgrade to discrete graphics solutions, saving costs of building a PC.

As with the past generation of APUs, AMD says that Ryzen 8000G will benefit massively from the memory configuration that is featured on AM5 PC builds. The company recommends that users have at least a dual-channel DDR5 setup and grab a 6000 MT/s kit. With the drop in memory price, PC builders can find a decent DDR5-6000 memory kit with 32 GB capacity for less than $100 US. A range of retailers have options listed from $70-$90 US which is very decent plus AM5 boards such as the B650 series start around $119 US so that's a $200 US upgrade path plus what you will pay for the APU of your choice. The Ryzen 5 8500G starts at $179 US and the Ryzen 5 8600G with NPU starts at $229 US.

Knowing that a majority of gamers won't require an NPU or don't find it purposeful, the 8500G is a very competitive product with 6 cores though it does lack the higher compute units of the 8600G & 8700G.

But having an AM5 platform will benefit you with two things, first of all, it will last you long & AMD has reaffirmed its commitment to the platform for the next few years so you are going to get at least two future generations of Ryzen CPUs for the platform. Plus, these APUs feature the Zen 4