AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT and AMD Ryzen 5 8600G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
• 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
• 20 more threads: 32 vs 12
• 2.7x 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
• 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44122 vs 25353

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

• Around 4% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz
• Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
• Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
• Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3881 vs 3440

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3440 3881
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	44122 25353

Compare specifications (specs)