AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs: Zen 4c Core Clock Speeds Compared to Zen 4 Cores Run Slower

Published 2024-01-23 08:41 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

AMD upcoming Ryzen 8000G APUs, featuring the Zen 4c cores, exhibit lower clock speeds compared to their Zen 4 counterparts in specific models. Detailed specifications reveal that the Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8300G, both part of the Ryzen 8000G series, have differing core configurations and clock speeds. The Ryzen 5 8500G integrates Zen 4 cores with a base clock of 4.1 GHz, while the Ryzen 3 8300G's Zen 4 core operates at 4.0 GHz. In contrast, the Zen 4c cores in both APUs are set at a lower base clock of 3.2 GHz.

AMD notes the overall base clock for the 8500G as 3.5 GHz and the 8300G as 3.4 GHz. This figure represents an averaged frequency across all cores, blending the speeds of Zen 4 and Zen 4c cores. For peak performance, the Zen 4 cores in the 8500G can boost up to 5 GHz, and the 8300G up to 4.9 GHz. The Zen 4c cores, however, reach a maximum of 3.7 GHz in the 8500G and 3.6 GHz in the 8300G, without a combined frequency estimate provided by AMD.

The integrated Radeon 740M GPU operates at 2.8 GHz in both APUs, limited to four graphics cores. This contrasts with higher-end models like the Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 8700G, which offer eight and twelve graphics cores at 2.8 GHz and 2.9 GHz clock speeds, respectively. Additionally, all four APUs in the series support DisplayPort 2.1.

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