Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Spec score
Spec score 57
$160
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7500F against Ryzen 5 8600G
Ryzen 5 7500F leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Spec score
Spec score 55
$186
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
58 vs 62 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
53 vs 55 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
63 vs 60 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
62 vs 57 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
62 vs 56 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
55 vs 52 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7500F: 57
Ryzen 5 8600G: 55
2 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7500F: 64
Ryzen 5 8600G: 55
9 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 34
Ryzen 5 8600G: 32
2 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 69
Ryzen 5 8600G: 78
9 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7500F: 33.5
Ryzen 5 8600G: 30.2
11%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7500F: $170
Ryzen 5 8600G: $182
$12to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7500F: 6
Ryzen 5 8600G: 6
level
Threads
Ryzen 5 7500F: 12
Ryzen 5 8600G: 12
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7500F: 5 GHz
Ryzen 5 8600G: 5 GHz
level
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7500F: 88 W
Ryzen 5 8600G: 88 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7500F leads in games by 16%.
- The Ryzen 5 7500F has 6% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 5 8600G is 13% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7500F typically costs $12 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7500F is the better buy: 33.5 points per $100 against 30.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7500F | Ryzen 5 8600G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 (Radeon 760M) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $170 (better) | $182 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.