AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G, vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
1794
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
1782
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
11520
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
13628
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
108
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
686
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
788
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
3892
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
3879
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
21645
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
25347
Integer Math63.2 GOps/s77.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math39 GOps/s48 GOps/s
Prime Number Search89 M primes/s97 M primes/s
Random String Sort29.2 M strings/s35 M strings/s
Data Encryption14.2 GB/s17.2 GB/s
Data Compression250.5 MB/s294.2 MB/s
Physics1340 frames/s1462 frames/s
Extended Instructions191 M matrices/s226 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
2716
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
2727
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
11084
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
12463
File Compression1240 MB/s1270 MB/s
Clang Compilation73.2 KLines/s85.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser236.6 pages/s269.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering278.7 MP/sec330.3 MP/sec
Text Processing274.6 pages/s284 pages/s
Background Blur52.9 frames/s60.9 frames/s
Photo Processing99.3 frames/s109.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.5 MP/sec18.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
158.82
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
173.33

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 170.5 PPW 191.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333 PPW 390 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.6 PPW 12.1 PPW
Blender / W 2.44 PPW 2.67 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 8, 2024 January, 8, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Radeon 740M Radeon 760M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 3.5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency3.3 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x43x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 20.9 billion 25 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-65 W 45-65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 88 W 88 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR5-5200
Max Size 256 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 14 20

Results

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