Pentium D1508 vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	372	1804
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.46	0.06
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Phoenix	no data
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$512	$800

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8600G has 42333% better value for money than Pentium D1508.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508 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	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 760M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Pentium D1508.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	+
UART	no data	+

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.

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Pentium D1508 by 683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.37	2.09
Recency	8 January 2024	1 October 2015
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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