i5-L16G7 vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
+543%
Core i5-L16G7
2020
5 cores / 5 threads, 7 Watt
2.13

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Core i5-L16G7 by a whopping 543% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5471870
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency19.9528.80
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Lakefield (2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$281

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads125
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm10 nm
Die size137 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million4,050 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 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
SocketAM5FC-CSP1016
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 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 i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDX12
OpenGLno dataOpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i5-L16G7.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes146

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
+543%
i5-L16G7 2.13

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
+543%
i5-L16G7 3386

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 2.13
Integrated graphics card 8.30 5.58
Physical cores 6 5
Threads 12 5
Chip lithography 4 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 543.2% higher aggregate performance score, 48.7% faster integrated GPU, 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

i5-L16G7, on the other hand, has 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-L16G7 in performance tests.


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