AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i3-2120
—Single-core20
42.6Multi-core20
47.4Gamingspec-based20
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8500G1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-2120
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 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 8500G
- Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 20
- 1100% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 1 MB
- 790% higher PassMark: 21,365 vs 2,400
- 433% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 3 MB
- 200% higher cores: 6 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-2120
- 14% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 16 vs 14
- Lower launch price: $138 vs $179
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024+1% | 2011 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1155 |
| Process | 4 nm+87% | 32 nm |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | 88 W | — |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 2 | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 0 |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.5 GHz+6% | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz+52% | 3.3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 6 MB+1100% | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+433% | 3 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 740M (4 CU RDNA 3) | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | DDR3-1333 |
| Max memory | 96 GB+200% | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+100% | 2 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 14 | 16+14% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 780Bottom 1% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 1,600Bottom 1% |
| PassMark | 21,365+790%Bottom 38% | 2,400Bottom 1% |
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