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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

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Key differences

  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher Efficiency cores (4 vs 0)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8600G has higher Performance cores (6 vs 2)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 128 GB)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8600G has higher PCIe lanes (20 vs 14)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8600G has higher Base clock (4.3 GHz vs 3.5 GHz)

Full spec comparison

Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Performance
Total cores66
Performance cores26
Efficiency cores40
Threads1212
Base clock3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Max boost clock5 GHz5 GHz
L2 cache6 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Process nodeTSMC 4nmTSMC 4nm
Integrated graphicsRadeon 740MAMD Radeon 760M (8 CU)
OverclockableYesYes
Platform
SocketAM5AM5
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W88 W
Supported memoryDDR5DDR5
Max memory speed5200 MT/s6000 MT/s
Max memory capacity256 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version4.04.0
PCIe lanes1420

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