i7-8670T vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking539not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency19.93no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm2149 mm2
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 i7-8670T 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)
SocketAM51151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T. 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes14no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 8.33 3.09
Recency 8 January 2024 1 September 2018
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has 169.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

i7-8670T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8500G and Core i7-8670T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Core i7-8670T is a desktop one.


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