FX-8300 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE outperforms FX-8300 by a whopping 306% 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 | 720 | 1855 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 14.88 | 1.35 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
| Release date | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300 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 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE and FX-8300.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | n/a |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 12.33 | 3.04 |
| Recency | 16 April 2024 | 23 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE has a 305.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
FX-8300, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-8300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 8500GE is a notebook processor while FX-8300 is a desktop one.
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