Ryzen 5 8500G vs Ryzen 7 5800

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	360	488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2022)	Phoenix2
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$317	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G 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	AM4	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500G.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

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 7 5800 outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.67	14.04
Recency	5 November 2020	8 January 2024
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm

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