Ryzen 7 3780U vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.69
+213%
Ryzen 7 3780U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.38

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Ryzen 7 3780U by a whopping 213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5391343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency19.9327.63
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm12 nm
Die size137 mm2210 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million4,940 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U 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
SocketAM5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 3780U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1412

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 13.69
+213%
Ryzen 7 3780U 4.38

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 21744
+212%
Ryzen 7 3780U 6961

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.69 4.38
Integrated graphics card 8.33 5.47
Recency 8 January 2024 6 January 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 212.6% higher aggregate performance score, 52.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 3780U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3780U in performance tests.


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