AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Brand
AMD
Model
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
$157–$174estimated range · from catalog price Oct 19, 2026

Ryzen 5 8500G: 6-core Zen 4 AM5 APU with Radeon 740M, 3.5/5.0 GHz, unlocked, ideal for budget AM5 and light 1080p gaming; launched Jan 31, 2024.

Compute rankTop 71% of CPUs
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ReleasedJan 2024
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Cores6
Threads12
SocketAM5
MemoryDDR5
Base clock3.50 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz
TDP65 W
Cache22 MB
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Product overview

Released January 31, 2024, the Ryzen 5 8500G joins AMD’s Ryzen 8000G desktop APU family for Socket AM5, built on Zen 4. It offers 6 cores/12 threads at 3.5 GHz base and up to 5.0 GHz boost, with Radeon 740M integrated graphics and DDR5 support. As a mainstream Ryzen 5, it targets builders who want an affordable AM5 system without a discrete GPU. It’s well-suited to budget builds, office/productivity, streaming, and light 1080p gaming, and it ships unlocked for overclocking with a Wraith Stealth cooler. Notable: a hybrid core layout using 2x Zen 4 plus 4x Zen 4c cores on a single die.

Best for
  • budget builds
  • office/productivity
  • streaming
  • 1080p gaming

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Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the CPUs catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Cores6
Higher than 37% of CPUs
Threads12
Higher than 41% of CPUs
Boost clock5.0 GHz
Higher than 69% of CPUs
RAM speed5200 MT/s
Higher than 88% of CPUs
Cores
6
Threads
12
Socket
AM5
Memory
DDR5
Base clock
3.5 GHz
Boost clock
5.0 GHz
TDP
65 W
Cache
22 MB
Generation
8000
Bus Speed
16 GT/s
Max Memory Size
96 GB
ECC Support
No
Hyper Threading
Yes
Turbo Boost
Yes
Chipset
A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840, B850
Ram Speed
5200 MT/s