Ryzen 5 8500G vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.57
+6.4%
Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking493547
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency30.6419.95
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 configuration11
SocketFP7AM5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2014

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 9 PRO 6950H 14.57
+6.4%
Ryzen 5 8500G 13.70

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 9 PRO 6950H 23146
+6.4%
Ryzen 5 8500G 21763

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.57 13.70
Integrated graphics card 15.95 8.31
Recency 19 April 2022 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, 91.9% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8500G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Ryzen 5 8500G.


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