AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 8600G

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 35% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
Around 10% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3855 vs 2061
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25282 vs 6786

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 348 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3855 vs 2061
PassMark - CPU mark	25282 vs 6786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3855

2061

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25282

6786

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
PassMark - Single thread mark	3855	2061
PassMark - CPU mark	25282	6786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		28.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		398.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		41.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		130.649

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	10 May 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	178	221
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD220BC5M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	348 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt	46-65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture