i3-10320 vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
+117%
Core i3-10320
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.30

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Core i3-10320 by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5471071
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.63
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.956.55
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Comet Lake-S (2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$162

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 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)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 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
SocketAM5FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 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 Core i3-10320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 740MIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i3-10320.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1416

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
+117%
i3-10320 6.30

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 21761
+117%
i3-10320 10011

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 6.30
Integrated graphics card 8.30 3.09
Recency 8 January 2024 30 April 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 117.5% higher aggregate performance score, 168.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-10320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Core i3-10320 is a desktop one.


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