AMD Athlon Now Features Zen Cores – $55 US Athlon 200GE Announced, A Dual Core, 35W CPU With Vega 3 Graphics For Entry Level PCs

AMD is now introducing their Athlon 200 series parts which will feature three SKUs. One SKU is launching today which is called the Athlon 200GE.

There are two more models under the Zen-based Athlon family, the Athlon 220GE and the Athlon 240GE. There are no specifications listed for these parts but details and prices are expected to be disclosed in Q4 2018. All Athlon 200 series processors will be compatible with AM4 socket boards which start at $50 US and support features such as USB 3.1 Gen2, NVMe, DDR4 memory which does make for a compelling budget PC which is worthy for offices, casual gaming, and even Esports titles such as Overwatch and Fortnite.