The Ryzen 5 5600G is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 8700G, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $96.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5600G
- Up to 37% cheaper – $162.99 vs $259.00
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 8700G
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads
Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 8700G for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 5600G
Apr 13th, 2021
Average FPS
197
92%
Min 1% FPS
130
93%
Price, $
$162.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Average FPS
213
100%
Min 1% FPS
140
100%
Price, $
$259
62%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
68%
Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 8700G in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 8700G in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 8700G in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 5600G
Apr 13th, 2021
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
93%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
86%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
62%
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 5600G | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
$259.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Not Available |
| 65 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| 16 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
