AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
—Single-core67.1
—Multi-core53.5
43.6Gamingspec-based48
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- 167% higher L2 cache: 8 MB vs 3 MB
- 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
- 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
- 40% higher Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2024 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Process | 7 nm | 4 nm+43% |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | — | 88 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 16+33% |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 4.2 GHz+40% |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz+16% |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB+167% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | AMD Radeon 780M (12 CU RDNA 3) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,900 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-5200 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 256 GB+100% |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4 | 4 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 20 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,570Top 36% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 13,000Top 40% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,790Top 42% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 17,100Top 36% |
| PassMark | — | 29,500Top 41% |
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