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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
—Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
—Inno Score
46.4Multi-core42.6
45.5Gamingspec-based47.4
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8400F2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G lack 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 8400F

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 43
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 43% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 20 vs 14
  • 20% higher Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Announced20242024
SocketAM5AM5
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W88 W
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Cores66
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads1212
Base clock4.2 GHz+20%3.5 GHz
Boost clock4.7 GHz5 GHz+6%
L2 cache6 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
iGPU—AMD Radeon 740M (4 CU RDNA 3)
iGPU clock—2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5200
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
PCIe version44
CPU PCIe lanes20+43%14

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 8500G
PassMark24,372+14%Bottom 45%21,365Bottom 38%

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