Ryzen 3 8440U vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
+70%
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.06

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Ryzen 3 8440U by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking547939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency19.9327.22
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size137 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1414

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 13.70
+70%
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.06

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21757
+69.9%
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 8.06
Recency 8 January 2024 6 December 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 70% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 8440U in performance tests.


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