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: 4064 vs 3888
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34624 vs 25397
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 4064 vs 3888
PassMark - CPU mark 34624 vs 25397

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3888
4064
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25397
34624
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 7 7700
PassMark - Single thread mark 3888 4064
PassMark - CPU mark 25397 34624
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8542

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 14 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $329
Place in performance rating 219 248
Architecture codename Zen 4
OPN Tray 100-000000592
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

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
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-5200
Max memory channels 2

Compatibility

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

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 5.0

Advanced Technologies

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

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)