TDP be what is may be, but while comparing TDP values between Intel and AMD CPUs can't reliably be done due to difference in definition used, TDP values between AMD cpu's are at least comparable.
What does AMD offer at the moment?
My 'set and forget' x86-architecture section presently runs on the AM1 platform, three AMD Athlon 5350 quad-core APUs (SOCs really) with a TDP of 25 Watt, so 6.25 Watt TDP per core/thread,
and one Gemini Lake platform Intel J5005 quad-core SOC with a TDP of 10 Watt, so 2.5 Watt TDP per core/thread. All four are iTX systems.
Must they be replaced with something newer? If yes, by what?
CPU/APU TDP in Watt Cores Threads TDP/Core TDP/Thread Bristol Ridge AMD A6-9500 65 2 2 32.5 32.5AMD A6-9500E 35 2 2 17.5 17.5AMD A8-9600 65 4 4 16.25 16.25AMD A8-9600E 35 4 4 8.75 8.75AMD A10-9700 65 4 4 16.25 16.25AMD A10-9700E 35 4 4 8.75 8.75AMD A12-9800 65 4 4 16.25 16.25AMD A12-9800E 35 4 4 8.75 8.75Raven Ridge Athlon 200GE 35 2 4 17.5 8.75Ryzen 3 2200G 45-65 4 4 11.25-16.25 11.25-16.25Ryzen 3 2200GE 35 4 4 8.75 8.75Ryzen 5 2400G 45-65 4 8 11.25-16.25 5.625-8.125Ryzen 5 2400GE 35 4 8 8.75 4.375Picasso Ryzen 3 3300G 65 6 12 10.83 5.416Ryzen 5 3600G 95 8 16 11.875 5.937
At the moment the Ryzen 3 2400GE looks like an ideal candidate to replace my aging Athlon 5350's, but I have yet to encounter one in the wild.
The 'set and forget' section only needs a SSD and RAM sticks, so a board with an A320 chipset should be enough. iTX A320 boards do exist (Asrock),
but here too I have yet to encounter one in the wild. The local agent (Asrock Europe) does not stock them, AFAIK.
A MSI B450 iTX board might be a good alternative though -and a well-ventilated iTX case to provide the much needed VRM cooling when you decide
to let go of the -top-down blowing- stock cooler, in favour of a huge cooling tower. Fortunately I have such a case.
To be continued...