AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Last updated: 2024-03-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 5700X		AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or AMD Ryzen 5 8500G - 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 7 5700X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X was released in Q2/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G was released in Q1/2024.

AMD Ryzen 7 (67)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8000G (12)
4	Generation	6
Vermeer (Zen 3)	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
8	Cores	6
16	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)	A-Core	4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4
--	B-Core	3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c
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 7 5700X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.80 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-5200
128 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
32.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	14
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	27.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 65 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
90 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a 36.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
7 nm	Technology	4 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q1/2024
299 $	Release price	179 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (86%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (99%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (87%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	93 (92%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	852 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	742 (87%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1717 (87%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1965 (100%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	11380 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	8768 (77%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2114 (79%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2686 (100%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10745 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	11063 (100%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	26815 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	21862 (82%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1532 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	14230 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	588 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5330 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 5700X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434 (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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	253 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	2307 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 14,230 CB R23 MC @ 92 W	155 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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