Ryzen 5 8500G vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 301 | 566 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 28.62 | 19.82 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Ryzen 5 8500G.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.53 | 13.53 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 44.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 5 8500G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8500G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook one.
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