Weekly CPU #11
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Here are some things about it:
- Cores/Threads: 6/12
- Base/Boost clock: 3.50GHz/5.00GHz
- Cache: 16MB
- TDP: 65W
- Manufacturing process: 4nm
- Year: 2024
- MSRP: $179
- Socket: AM5
- Targeted market: Desktop
- PassMark score: 21398
My rating of it: 8/10
Andres rating: 8.163/10
A really good Desktop CPU with integrated graphics that uses an asymmetrical core architecture
Some more info: It has a Zen 4 + Zen 4c architecture, 2 cores of high power Zen 4 and 4 cores of lower power Zen 4c cores. It has 14 lanes of PCIe gen 4. It also has integrated Radeon 740M graphics.
Date posted: July 26, 2026
Comment: Totally didn't forget to do a Weekly CPU last week