AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Mid-range
AMD Zen 4 (APU) desktop processor released in 2024 — 6 cores, 12 threads, boosting to 5.0 GHz on socket AM5.
Gaming index
74 / 100
Cores / Threads
6 / 12
Max boost
5.0 GHz
L3 cache
16 MB
Faster in games than 49% of the 66 CPUs we track
Ryzen 5 8600G specifications
| Family | Zen 4 (APU) |
|---|---|
| Socket | AM5 |
| Release year | 2024 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base clock | 4.3 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 5.0 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB |
| TDP (base) | 65 W |
| Integrated graphics | Radeon 760M |
| Launch MSRP | $229 |
| Est. gaming index | 74 / 100 |
| Est. multi-core index | 33 / 100 |
| Est. single-core index | 81 / 100 |
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Specifications from manufacturer reference data. Performance indexes are estimates based on publicly available benchmarks; real-world results vary by workload and configuration.