Intel Pentium G4600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
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CPU comparisonIntel Pentium G4600 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 Intel Pentium G4600 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G4600 was released in Q1/2017. 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. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (86) |
| Intel Pentium G4000 (5) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 8000G (14) |
| 7 | Generation | 6 |
| Kaby Lake S | Architecture | Phoenix (Zen 4) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| Intel Pentium Gold G5600 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium G4600 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G4600 is 3.60 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is at 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz). |
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| Intel Pentium G4600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.60 GHz | A-Core | 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4 |
| -- | B-Core | 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium G4600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | AMD Radeon 740M |
| 0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
| 1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 2.80 GHz |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | 10 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 24 | Compute units | 4 |
| 192 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | AMD FSR |
| 64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 630 | GPU | AMD Radeon 740M |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium G4600 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Pentium G4600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR5-5200 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 256 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| 3.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 14 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 27.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium G4600 is 51 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Pentium G4600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| 51 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 45 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium G4600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Pentium G4600 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| 14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| LGA 1151 | Socket | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q1/2017 | Release date | Q1/2024 |
| 71 $ | Release price | 179 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz |
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