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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Reasons To Buy

✓ Powerful integrated graphics
✓ Six Zen 4 CPU Cores
✓ Low power draw
✓ Budget price

Reasons To Avoid

✗ Lackluster CPU productivity performance
✗ Runs a bit hot

Expert Reviews

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Review —A new champ for gaming on integrated graphics

AMD's Ryzen 5 8600G isn't the most muscular CPU you can buy, but it drives competitive integrated-graphics performance for its price. It's an ideal chip for budget gaming PCs.

By PCMag · 1 year ago
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G review — the new value iGPU gaming champion —The more amenable APU alternative.

The Ryzen 5 8600G is a more affordable version of AMD's powerful APU family, bringing strong integrated GPU gaming performance to certain use cases, like SFF and passive builds. Memory and AM5 motherboard pricing, not to mention competition from CPU+GPU …

By Tom's Hardware · 1 year, 1 month ago

Specifications

# of CPU Cores	6
# of Threads	12
*OS Support	Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)	45-65
AMD Ryzen™ AI	available
Base Clock	4300.0
CPU Socket	AM5
Default TDP	65
Form Factor	Desktops
Graphics Core Count	8.0
Graphics Frequency	2800
Graphics Model	AMD Radeon™ 760M
L2 Cache	6144.0
L3 Cache	16.0
Launch Date	1/31/2024
Max. Boost Clock	5000.0
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)	95.0
Memory Channels	2
PCI Express® Version	PCIe® 4.0
Processor Technology for CPU Cores	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Supported Technologies
System Memory Specification
System Memory Type	DDR5
Thermal Solution (MPK)
Thermal Solution (PIB)
Unlocked for Overclocking	✓