Celeron J4125 vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
+637%
Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 637% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5471998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.55
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.9317.59
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes146
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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
+637%
Celeron J4125 1.86

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
+636%
Celeron J4125 2957

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 1.86
Integrated graphics card 8.29 0.87
Recency 8 January 2024 4 November 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 636.6% higher aggregate performance score, 852.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron J4125, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Celeron J4125 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Celeron J4125, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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