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Multiple benchmark leaks have surfaced new performance numbers for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, and Ryzen 5 8500G APUs.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, and Ryzen 5 8500G APU Benchmarks Leaked
The AMD Ryzen 8000G APU family, codenamed Hawk Point, will be released next week, bringing a fresh new CPU and GPU architecture to the APU market. AMD's latest APUs were based on the earlier AM4 architecture and were part of the Ryzen 5000G family, which included Zen 3 CPU cores and the Vega GPU core.
For Hawk Point, AMD is moving directly to the brand new Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architecture, which provides a significant performance gain on the latest AM5 platforms with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support.
The PassMark software database now contains benchmarks for the DIY trio: the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, and Ryzen 5 8500 G. The Ryzen 7 8700G achieves 32117 points in multi-threaded testing, the Ryzen 5 8600G scores 25967 points, and the Ryzen 5 8500G scores 21796.
The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU performs around 11% slower than the Ryzen 7 7700X, which is to be anticipated considering its lower clock rates and TDP design. The Ryzen 5 8600G performs similarly to the Ryzen 5 7600X, whereas the Ryzen 5 8500G is around 16% slower due to lower clock rates.
Meanwhile, the Ryzen 7 8700G APU will provide up to a 30% jump over the 5700G, while the Ryzen 5 8600G APU will provide a 30% boost in core performance over its predecessor, the 5600 G.
AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs: Balancing Performance and Budget in the Latest CPU Benchmark Insights
WCCFTech also has a CPU-z test result for the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, which was leaked and discovered by Momomo_US. This test provides insight into the chip's single and multi-core performance. The CPU scores 675 points for single-core and 7318 points for multi-core. The single-core performance is lower than that of the Ryzen 7000X CPUs, but it retains good multi-thread performance and provides a 10% average gain in this test.
In other benchmarks, the AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs outperformed the Ryzen 5000G CPUs by more than 60%. The Ryzen 8000G APUs do have certain limits in terms of PCIe 4.0 discrete and M.2 support, which is more obvious on the two lower-end SKUs, the 8500G and 8300G, but other from that, you will be able to create some fantastic budget builds with these processors on AM5 socketed platforms.
The integrated graphics are an excellent addition, with performance comparable to an NVIDIA GTX 1650 or RX 480 graphics card, and for those looking to upgrade to a separate GPU, these CPUs have the muscle to handle the best options from AMD and NVIDIA. The Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 8000G APUs will be available in DIY markets on January 31st, while the Ryzen 3 8300G will be an OEM product for a limited time before entering DIY markets by the end of the year.
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