AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1670
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
+7%
1794
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+91%
22046
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
11521
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
2235
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
+21%
2716
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+13%
12589
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
11079
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
94
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
+14%
108
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+73%
1189
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
686
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3470
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
+12%
3889
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+81%
39196
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
21637
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Jan 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
AM4
Socket
AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
4.15 billions
Transistor Count
20.9 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
88 W
90°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
137 mm²
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
2
24
Performance Core Threads
4
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
12
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
35
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
4
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
1.4 TFLOPS
