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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Ryzen 5 8500G

60 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
VS
57 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8600G against the 3.5 GHz Ryzen 5 8500G. 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
98.4
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8500G and 8600G
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
  • More powerful Radeon 760M integrated graphics: 2.9 vs 1.4 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 8600G
vs
Ryzen 5 8500G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +12%
12463
Ryzen 5 8500G
11084
File compression 1270 MB/sec 1240 MB/sec
Clang compilation 85.2 Klines/sec 73.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 269.9 pages/sec 236.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 330.3 Mpixels/sec 278.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 284 pages/sec 274.6 pages/sec
Background blur 60.9 images/sec 52.9 images/sec
Photo processing 109.2 images/sec 99.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.3 Mpixels/sec 15.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 176 & 67 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8600G +18%
25188
Ryzen 5 8500G
21383
Integer math 76.8 GOps/sec 62.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.9 GOps/sec 38.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 94M Primes/sec 84M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.1M Strings/sec 29.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 14.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 292.8 MBytes/sec 248.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1416 Frames/sec 1256 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.6B Matrices/sec 19B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1986 & 1625 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 8600G +9%
173.33
Ryzen 5 8500G
158.82

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13 PPW 10.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 191.7 PPW 170.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 387.5 PPW 329 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.67 PPW 2.44 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
📘 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Geekbench 6 CPU2850 / 13124
📘 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Cinebench 2024113 / 847
📘 2025-06-19 (karky)Cinebench 2024104 / 766
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-07-23 (Dave)Cinebench 2024108 / 655
📘 2025-07-23 (Dave)Cinebench 2024104 / 557
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 8500G

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 8, 2024 January 8, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Radeon 760M Radeon 740M
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (64th and 80th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 2
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 43x 35x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 25 billions 20.9 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-65 W (configurable) 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W 88 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (78th and 88th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 760M Radeon 740M
GPU Base Clock 800 MHz 800 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2800 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units 512 256
TMUs 32 16
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 8 4
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 5 8600G +107%
2.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 8500G
1.4 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 740M compared to Radeon 760M

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 8600G official page AMD Ryzen 5 8500G official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 14

Cast your vote

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200 (82.6%)
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Total votes: 242

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Comments

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