Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Ryzen 5 8500G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.22
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.63

Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking535566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency19.9544.39
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Rembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.75 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography4 nm6 nm
Die size137 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes14no 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 14.22
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 13.63

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 21762
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 20863

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.22 13.63
Integrated graphics card 8.26 15.98
Recency 8 January 2024 20 April 2022
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8500G has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z, on the other hand, has 93.5% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.


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