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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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Key differences

  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has higher Efficiency cores (4 vs 0)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher L3 cache (96 MB vs 16 MB)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher Performance cores (8 vs 2)
  • AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has higher PCIe lanes (28 vs 14)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has lower Base TDP (65 W vs 120 W)

Full spec comparison

Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Performance
Total cores68
Performance cores28
Efficiency cores40
Threads1216
Base clock3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Max boost clock5 GHz5.2 GHz
L2 cache6 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB96 MB
Process nodeTSMC 4nmTSMC 4nm
Integrated graphicsRadeon 740MAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)
OverclockableYesYes
Platform
SocketAM5AM5
Base TDP65 W120 W
Max turbo power88 W162 W
Supported memoryDDR5DDR5
Max memory speed5200 MT/s5600 MT/s
Max memory capacity256 GB256 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version4.05.0
PCIe lanes1428

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