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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
—Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
—Inno Score
42.6Multi-core52.6
47.4Gamingspec-based65.3
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8500G10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 9600

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 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 8500G

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

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 9600

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 43
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
  • 100% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 28 vs 14

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Announced20242025
SocketAM5AM5
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W—
Unlocked multiplierNoYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cores66
Performance cores26+200%
Efficiency cores40
Threads1212
Base clock3.5 GHz3.8 GHz+9%
Boost clock5 GHz5.2 GHz+4%
L2 cache6 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB32 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
iGPUAMD Radeon 740M (4 CU RDNA 3)AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz2,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB256 GB+167%
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
PCIe version45+25%
CPU PCIe lanes1428+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8500GAMD Ryzen 5 9600
PassMark21,365Bottom 38%29,315+37%Top 42%

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