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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

vs

Intel Core i5-14400

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and Intel Core i5-14400 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Higher Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET (TSMC 4nm FinFET vs Intel 7)

Intel Core i5-14400

More Total Cores: 10 (6 vs 10)
Larger L3 Cache: 20MB shared (16 MB vs 20MB shared)
Newer Launch Date: January 2024 (January 2024 vs January 2024)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

January 2024

Launch Date

January 2024

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Ryzen 5 8500G

Model Name

i5-14400

Phoenix

Code Name

Raptor Lake Refresh

2x Zen 4, 4x Zen 4c

Generation

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

3.5 GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 5 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

L1 Cache

80K per core

6 MB

L2 Cache

2MB per core

16 MB

L3 Cache

20MB shared

AM5

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

LGA-1700

TSMC 4nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Intel 7

65W

TDP

65 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCIe® 4.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

DDR5-6000

256 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

2x1R DDR5-5200, 2x2R DDR5-5200, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600

Maximum Memory Speed

Yes (Requires platform support)

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ 740M

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics 730

Graphics Core Count

2800 MHz

Graphics Frequency