Ryzen 5 8500G vs EPYC 9334

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	51	488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa	Phoenix2
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,990	no data
Current price	$2450 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	4 nm
Die size	4x 72 mm2	137 mm2
Number of transistors	52,560 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket	SP5	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9334 and Ryzen 5 8500G.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9334 outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	41.92	14.04
Recency	10 November 2022	8 January 2024
Physical cores	32	6
Threads	64	12
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	65 Watt

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