AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i7-5930K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and Intel Core i7-5930K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Intel Core i7-5930K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.8 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3894 vs 2056
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21649 vs 10355

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs September 2014
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 66.8 °C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3894 vs 2056
PassMark - CPU mark	21649 vs 10355

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5930K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3894

2056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21649

10355

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	3894	2056
PassMark - CPU mark	21649	10355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5795
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.385

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i7-5930K
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	September 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$613
Place in performance rating	225	1901
Architecture codename		Haswell E
Price now		$597.99
Processor Number		i7-5930K
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.72
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	137 mm²	356 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	66.8 °C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	20,900 million	2600 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)