Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 5 8500GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8500GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 671 | 733 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 18 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 26.95 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 14.48 | 7.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) | 13 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500GE and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 16 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.67 | 11.85 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.44 | 6.61 |
| Recency | 16 April 2024 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8500GE has a 6.9% higher aggregate performance score, 12.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500GE is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.
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