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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G at 16 MB, AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at 32 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. They match on 17 other specifications, including form factor, core/thread count and tdp. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 263 against 153 for the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G, a lead of 42%.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 8500G | 9600X |
| Codename | Phoenix2 | Granite Ridge |
| Core/Thread Count | 6 Core / 12 Thread | 6 Core / 12 Thread |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M (4 CU) | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores) |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 22MB (6MB L2 + 16MB L3) | 32MB L3 + 6MB L2 + 480KB L1 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.0 GHz / 3.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | Current |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Performance Cores | 2 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB-50% | 32 MB |
| 3D Stacked Cache | false | false |
| Base Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| iGPU Compute Units | 4 | 2 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| Architecture | Zen 4/4c hybrid APU (Phoenix2) | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
Verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A budget hybrid-core AM5 APU with usable integrated graphics.