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This is a ₹10,000 (roughly $115) budget, not a $10,000 one — at that price in India you’re choosing a processor with built-in graphics, since a separate graphics card would blow the budget on its own. Every CPU below has an integrated GPU except the last pick, which is included only as a bonus option for builders who already own or plan to add a discrete card separately.
| # | Product | Price | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMD Athlon 3000G | ₹6,500-₹6,700 | Amazon |
| 2 | AMD Ryzen 3 3200G | ₹5,190-₹6,450 | Amazon |
| 3 | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | ₹7,999-₹9,000 | Amazon |
| 4 | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | ₹5,900-₹10,000 | Amazon |
| 5 | Intel Core i3-10100 | ₹9,200-₹12,800 (buy on a sale to stay under ₹10,000) | Amazon |
| 6 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (bonus, no integrated graphics) | ~₹9,400 on sale, up to ₹20,000 at list price | Amazon |
The picks, in detail
AMD Athlon 3000G
The cheapest legitimate way to get a fully working display-ready PC — a 2-core/4-thread APU with Radeon Vega 3 graphics, enough for browsing, office work, and video playback.
- 2 cores / 4 threads
- Radeon Vega 3 integrated graphics
- AM4 socket
- Lowest price on this list
- Genuinely sufficient for basic desktop use, not just a paperweight spec
- Not built for gaming or heavy multitasking — the weakest iGPU on this list
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
The best all-round value pick at this budget — 4 cores/4 threads with Radeon Vega 8 graphics, capable of running esports titles at low settings, not just office work.
- 4 cores / 4 threads
- Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics
- AM4 socket
- Meaningfully better gaming capability than the Athlon 3000G for a small price step up
- Widely stocked across Indian retailers
- No hyperthreading, so multitasking under heavier loads lags the Ryzen 5 3400G below
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
The strongest APU that still clears ₹10,000 — 4 cores/8 threads with Radeon Vega 11 graphics, noticeably better for multitasking and light gaming than the 3200G.
- 4 cores / 8 threads
- Radeon Vega 11 integrated graphics
- AM4 socket
- Best gaming-capable iGPU of the AM4 options here
- Hyperthreading-equivalent SMT helps with background multitasking
- Sits close to the ₹10,000 ceiling, so shop sales to stay comfortably under budget
Intel Pentium Gold Logo 2020 by Intel (Public domain)Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel’s side of the budget bracket — a basic 2-core/4-thread chip with UHD 610 graphics, a straightforward alternative if you’d rather build on an Intel/LGA1200 board.
- 2 cores / 4 threads
- Intel UHD 610 integrated graphics
- LGA1200 socket
- Cheapest Intel option that still has working integrated graphics
- Pairs with widely available, inexpensive H410 boards
- Weaker multi-core performance than the AMD APUs at a similar price
4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Die 02 by Intel in Deutschland (CC BY-SA 2.0)Intel Core i3-10100
A genuine 4-core/8-thread Intel chip with UHD 630 graphics that lands right at the top of this budget on sale, trading price headroom for stronger single-thread performance.
- 4 cores / 8 threads
- Intel UHD 630 integrated graphics
- LGA1200 socket
- Best single-thread performance of any chip on this list
- Real hyperthreading, unlike the Pentium Gold
- Regularly prices above ₹10,000 outside of sales — watch listings before buying
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (bonus, no integrated graphics)
A genuinely more powerful 6-core/12-thread chip that occasionally sells right at this budget on discount — but it has no integrated graphics at all, so it only belongs on this list if you already have a graphics card.
- 6 cores / 12 threads
- No integrated graphics — requires a discrete GPU
- AM4 socket
- Far stronger CPU performance than any APU on this list
- Occasionally dips near ₹9,400 during sales
- Won’t produce a display at all without a separate graphics card — not a standalone “configuration” on its own
Buying tips
- Every AM4 chip here (Athlon 3000G through Ryzen 5 3400G) needs a B450 or A320 motherboard with a BIOS already updated for that specific chip — confirm BIOS support before buying a board separately.
- The Ryzen 5 5500 is only a real “configuration” if you’re pairing it with a graphics card you already own or budgeting separately for one — on its own it won’t output video.
- Indian CPU prices swing ₹1,000-₹2,000 around festival sales; treat the ranges above as reference points and check current listings before ordering.
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