AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i9-7900X

Last updated: 2024-03-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 8500G		Intel Core i9-7900X
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 8500G or Intel Core i9-7900X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Core i9-7900X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7900X was released in Q2/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Ryzen 8000G (12)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000X (9)
6	Generation	7
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	Skylake X
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-9900X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-7900X has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-7900X is at 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
6	Cores	10
12	Threads	20
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4	A-Core	3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G or Intel Core i9-7900X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	--
2.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
10	GPU Generation	--
4 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-7900X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.4 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
DDR5-5200	Memory	DDR4-2666
256 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	85.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	14.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
14	PCIe lanes	44
27.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	43.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 65 W, while the Intel Core i9-7900X has a TDP of 140 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	140 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-7900X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 14.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7900X
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM5 (LGA 1718)	Socket	LGA 2066
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024	Release date	Q2/2017
179 $	Release price	989 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

Intel Core i9-7900X (55%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (95%)

Intel Core i9-7900X (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1965 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1133 (58%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	8768 (86%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	10199 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2686 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1410 (52%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	11063 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	9120 (82%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	21862 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	21190 (97%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	742 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	1222 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	14998 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	461 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	5286 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	137.7 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	5530 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz	188 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	2194 (100%)

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