Pentium Silver vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.83
+942%

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Pentium Silver by a whopping 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2721929
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency29.16no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)no data
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed4.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nmno data
Die size178 mm2no data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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 8700G 20.83
+942%
Pentium Silver 2.00

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31815
+940%
Pentium Silver 3059

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.83 2.00
Recency 8 January 2024 1 July 2020

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 941.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Silver, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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