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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Ryzen 5 5600G

60 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8600G against the 3.9 GHz Ryzen 5 5600G. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
83.4
(Good)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 8600G
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
  • Newer - released 2 years and 10 months later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 7 nanometers
  • More powerful Radeon 760M integrated graphics: 2.9 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • 41% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2727 vs 1938 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 8600G
vs
Ryzen 5 5600G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2218
Cinebench Scores (#195th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +41%
2727
Ryzen 5 5600G
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +50%
12463
Ryzen 5 5600G
8288
File compression 1270 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 85.2 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 269.9 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 330.3 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 284 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 60.9 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 109.2 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.3 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 176 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +22%
3875
Ryzen 5 5600G
3178
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +28%
25188
Ryzen 5 5600G
19626
Integer math 76.8 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.9 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 94M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.1M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1416 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.6B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1986 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 8600G +16%
173.33
Ryzen 5 5600G
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 191.7 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 387.5 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.67 PPW 2.31 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Geekbench 6 CPU2850 / 13124
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Cinebench 2024113 / 847
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-19 (karky)Cinebench 2024104 / 766
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 8, 2024 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU Radeon 760M Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (64th and 140th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 43x 39x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 25 billions 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-65 W (configurable) 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W 88 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (78th and 131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 760M Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 800 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2800 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 448
TMUs 32 28
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 8 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 5 8600G +71%
2.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to Radeon 760M

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 8600G official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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