AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
- CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
Launch date | 8 Jan 2024 vs 14 Jan 2023 |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm vs 5 nm |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
- 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
- Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4065 vs 3888
- Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34639 vs 25359
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 8 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 32 MB vs 16 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 4065 vs 3888 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 34639 vs 25359 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 8600G | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3888 | 4065 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 25359 | 34639 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 8542 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 8 Jan 2024 | 14 Jan 2023 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $329 |
Place in performance rating | 218 | 250 |
Architecture codename | Zen 4 | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000592 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
Die size | 178 mm² | 70 mm² |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 32 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 95 °C |
Maximum frequency | 5 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Number of threads | 12 | 16 |
Transistor count | 25,000 million | 6570 million |
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Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-5200 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM5 | AM5 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 5.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |