AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
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Key differences
- •AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher Efficiency cores (4 vs 0)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has higher Performance cores (6 vs 2)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher L2 cache (6 MB vs 3 MB)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has higher L3 cache (32 MB vs 16 MB)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has lower Max turbo power (65 W vs 88 W)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Performance
Total cores66
Performance cores6▲2
Efficiency cores04▲
Threads1212
Base clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Max boost clock4.4 GHz5 GHz▲
L2 cache3 MB6 MB▲
L3 cache32 MB▲16 MB
Process node7nmTSMC 4nm
Integrated graphics—Radeon 740M
OverclockableYesYes
Platform
SocketAM4AM5
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power65 W▲88 W
Supported memory—DDR5
Max memory speed—5200 MT/s
Max memory capacity—256 GB
Memory channels—2
PCIe version—4.0
PCIe lanes—14