APU vs 3100 for office build

[RandomMonkeH]

My dilemma:

I need to build a secondary system before Christmas, which will primarily be used for office type tasks and occasionally as some sort of media device to hook up to a LFD. No gaming anticipated.

I already have access to a MSI B450 Mortar, so my initial thought was something like a 3200G or 3400G. I was hoping there might have been an imminent 5000G on the horizon that would have crashed the price of the current APUs.

However, I'm now wondering if this is the smartest route or if I would get more value for money going for a cheap GPU and something like a 3100.

 

[RandomMonkeH]

The plan was always 3200G or 3400G. The only hope was a newly launched APU might reduce the price of the old SKU.

The question is whether to go for an APU or get a 3100 + some sort of super cheap GPU.