Pentium 3805U vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.69
+1750%
Pentium 3805U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.74

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Pentium 3805U by a whopping 1750% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5382661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency19.934.67
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$161

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U 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)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size137 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U 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 Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version4.02.0
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 13.69
+1750%
Pentium 3805U 0.74

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 21741
+1746%
Pentium 3805U 1178

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.69 0.74
Integrated graphics card 8.31 0.77
Recency 8 January 2024 1 March 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 1750% higher aggregate performance score, 979.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8500G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.


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