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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 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 8400F has higher Performance cores (6 vs 2)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 128 GB)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has higher PCIe lanes (28 vs 14)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has higher Base clock (4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz)

Full spec comparison

Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Performance
Total cores66
Performance cores62
Efficiency cores04
Threads1212
Base clock4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Max boost clock4.7 GHz5 GHz
L2 cache6 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Process nodeTSMC 4nmTSMC 4nm
Integrated graphicsNoneRadeon 740M
OverclockableYesYes
Platform
SocketAM5AM5
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W88 W
Supported memoryDDR5DDR5
Max memory speed5200 MT/s5200 MT/s
Max memory capacity128 GB256 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version5.04.0
PCIe lanes2814

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