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Brand AMD
Model AMD Ryzen 5 8600G $185–$205 estimated range · from catalog price Oct 10, 2026 Seen 15% off
Ryzen 5 8600G: 6C/12T Zen 4 AM5 APU with Radeon 760M, released Jan 31, 2024; mainstream DDR5 PCIe 4.0 chip for 1080p gaming and budget builds.
Compute rank Top 54% of CPUs Tier Mainstream ?GixCore tier What a part was built to do — not what it costs. Entry Budget Mainstream High end Enthusiast Flagship A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
Released Jan 2024
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Cores 6
Threads 12
Socket AM5
Memory DDR5
Base clock 4.30 GHz
Boost clock 5 GHz
TDP 65 W
Cache 22 MB
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Product overview Released to DIY builders on January 31, 2024 after its CES 2024 announcement, the Ryzen 5 8600G is a Ryzen 8000G desktop APU based on Zen 4 (“Phoenix”) for socket AM5, with integrated Radeon 760M graphics and a Ryzen AI NPU.
As a mainstream Ryzen 5, it targets users who want a single-chip PC that handles everyday work and gaming without a discrete GPU, with an easy upgrade path later. Its 6 cores/12 threads (4.3/5.0 GHz), unlocked multiplier, DDR5 support, and PCIe 4.0 make it a solid fit for 1080p gaming, streaming, office/productivity, and budget builds. Notably, it ships with an AMD Wraith Stealth cooler.
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Cores 6
Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 Cores: 2 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-10105 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-10320 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-12100 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-14100F Cores: 4 Intel Core i7-4790K Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Cores: 6 This part Intel Core i5-10400F Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600K Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600KF Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-11400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-11500 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12500 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12600 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9500 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9600K Cores: 6 Intel Core i7-8700K Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700KF Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-11900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900KF Cores: 8 Intel Core i5-12600K Cores: 10 Intel Core i5-12600KF Cores: 10 Intel Core i5-13400F Cores: 10 Intel Core i5-14400F Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-10900K Cores: 10 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Cores: 10 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Cores: 12 Core i7-12700F Cores: 12 Intel Core i7-12700KF Cores: 12 Intel Core i5-13600K Cores: 14 Intel Core i5-14500 Cores: 14 Intel Core i5-14600K Cores: 14 Intel Core i5-14600KF Cores: 14 AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Cores: 16 AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Cores: 16 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Cores: 16 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Cores: 16 Intel Core i7-13700F Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900K Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900KF Cores: 16 Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus Cores: 24 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Cores: 32
2 32
Higher than 38% of CPUs Threads 12
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Threads: 4 Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 Threads: 4 Intel Core i5-9500 Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9600K Threads: 6 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-10105 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-10320 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-12100 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-14100F Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-4790K Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700K Threads: 8 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Threads: 12 This part Intel Core i5-10400F Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600K Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600KF Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-11400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-11500 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12500 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12600 Threads: 12 Intel Core i7-8700K Threads: 12 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Threads: 14 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-12600K Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-12600KF Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-13400F Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-14400F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700KF Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-11900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900KF Threads: 16 Core i7-12700F Threads: 20 Intel Core i5-13600K Threads: 20 Intel Core i5-14500 Threads: 20 Intel Core i5-14600K Threads: 20 Intel Core i5-14600KF Threads: 20 Intel Core i7-12700KF Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-10900K Threads: 20 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Threads: 24 Intel Core i7-13700F Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900K Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900KF Threads: 24 Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Threads: 32 AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Threads: 32 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Threads: 32 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Threads: 32 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Threads: 64
4 64
Higher than 42% of CPUs Boost clock 5.0 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Boost clock: 3.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Boost clock: 3.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Boost clock: 4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i3-12100 Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i5-10400F Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i3-10105 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-11400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-12400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-9500 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i7-4790K Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i3-10320 Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-11500 Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-12500 Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-13400F Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-9600K Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i3-14100F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i5-14400F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-8700K Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700 Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600K Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600KF Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-12600 Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i7-10700F Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Core i7-12700F Boost clock: 4.9 GHz Intel Core i5-12600K Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core i5-12600KF Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700K Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7500 Boost clock: 5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Boost clock: 5.0 GHz This part AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i5-14500 Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-12700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-13600K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i7-10700K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i7-13700F Boost clock: 5.2 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900K Boost clock: 5.2 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900KF Boost clock: 5.2 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i5-14600K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i5-14600KF Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i9-10900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i9-11900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Boost clock: 5.5 GHZ Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus Boost clock: 5.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Boost clock: 5.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Boost clock: 5.7 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Boost clock: 5.7 GHZ
3.4 GHZ 5.7 GHZ
Higher than 72% of CPUs RAM speed 5200 MT/s
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 RAM speed: 4 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5500 RAM speed: 4 MT/s Intel Core i3-14100F RAM speed: 4 MT/s Intel Core i5-14600KF RAM speed: 5 MT/s Intel Core i7-13700F RAM speed: 5 MT/s Intel Core i7-4790K RAM speed: 1600 MT/s AMD Ryzen 3 3200G RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-10105 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-10320 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10400F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-10600K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10600KF RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-9500 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9600K RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-8700K RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i9-9900K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i9-9900KF RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 1600 RAM speed: 2667 MHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X RAM speed: 2667 MHz Intel Core i7-10700F RAM speed: 2933 MHz Intel Core i7-10700K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i9-10900K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s AMD Ryzen 3 3300X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 3700X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 3800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 5700X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 5800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 9 3900X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 3950X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 5900X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Core i7-12700F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s (DDR4) / 4800 MT/s (DDR5) Intel Core i5-11400 RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i5-11500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-12500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-13400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-13600K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-14400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-14500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700KF RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i7-12700KF RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i9-11900K RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i3-12100 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12400 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12600 RAM speed: 4800 MT/s Intel Core i5-12600K RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12600KF RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i9-12900K RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i9-12900KF RAM speed: 4800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 7500 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 7600 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 7600X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 8600G RAM speed: 5200 MT/s This part AMD Ryzen 7 7700 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 7700X RAM speed: 5200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D RAM speed: 5600 MT/s Intel Core i5-14600K RAM speed: 5600 MT/s Intel Core Ultra 5 225F RAM speed: 6400 MT/s Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus RAM speed: 7200 MT/s
4 MT/s 7200 MT/s
Higher than 93% of CPUs
Cores 6
Threads 12
Socket AM5
Memory DDR5
Base clock 4.3 GHz
Boost clock 5.0 GHz
TDP 65 W
Cache 22 MB
Generation Zen 4
Bus Speed 16 GT/s
Max Memory Size 256 GB
ECC Support Yes
Hyper Threading Yes
Turbo Boost Yes
Chipset A620, B650, B650E, X670, X670E
Ram Speed 5200 MT/s 
