Ryzen 7 5800G vs Ryzen 5 2500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1095	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.67	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 7 5800G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm

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