A8-7650K vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	417	1930
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.70	0.24
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency	23.24	1.96
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	7 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$152

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8600G has 19775% better value for money than A8-7650K.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	178 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	25,000 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon 760M	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and A8-7650K.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.96	1.97
Recency	8 January 2024	7 January 2015
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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