Athlon 220GE vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
+391%
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5471688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.08
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency19.937.54
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors20,900 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1412

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 8500G 13.70
+391%
Athlon 220GE 2.79

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21757
+391%
Athlon 220GE 4432

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 2.79
Integrated graphics card 8.29 2.98
Recency 8 January 2024 1 June 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 391% higher aggregate performance score, 178.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Athlon 220GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Athlon 220GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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