Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Ryzen 5 8600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8600G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
16.59
+239%

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4131257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation49.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency23.2729.73
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 speed4.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm12 nm
Die size178 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors25,000 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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)
SocketAM5FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. 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 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 760MAMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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 8600G 16.59
+239%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4.89

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 8600G 25390
+239%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 7484

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.59 4.89
Integrated graphics card 15.06 4.24
Recency 8 January 2024 8 April 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 8600G has a 239.3% higher aggregate performance score, 255.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 8600G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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