Asus and ASRock have recently revealed preliminary information about AMD's Ryzen 8000G APU series. Asus has included six new models on their B650 motherboard support page, notably featuring the Ryzen 7 8700G, which is also highlighted in an ASRock screenshot. ASRock's showcase emphasizes the capability of their motherboards to support up to 256 GB of DDR5 memory on a single platform. The core architecture of these processors, whether Zen 4 or Zen 4c, remains unconfirmed. It is speculated that the 8500G and 8300G may integrate features from both architectures. The information aligns with earlier speculations, with a notable inconsistency in the Ryzen 5 Pro 8500G's core count, which may be a clerical error. The Ryzen 3 8300G (Pro) is expected to have 4 cores, the Ryzen 5 8500G and 8600G with 6 cores, and the Ryzen 7 8700G with 8 cores. The Ryzen 7 8700G is also noted for its Radeon 780M graphics, incorporating up to 12 RDNA 3-based compute units.
The detailed specifications of the mentioned APUs are as follows:
- Ryzen 3 8300G: 4 cores / 8 threads, 8MB L3 cache, 3.45GHz base clock, 65W TDP.
- Ryzen 3 Pro 8300G: Identical specs to the Ryzen 3 8300G.
- Ryzen 5 8500G: 6 cores / 12 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 3.35GHz base clock, 65W TDP.
- Ryzen 5 Pro 8500G: 8 cores / 16 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 3.55GHz base clock, 65W TDP.
- Ryzen 5 8600G: 6 cores / 12 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 4.35GHz base clock, 65W TDP.
- Ryzen 7 8700G: 8 cores / 16 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 4.2GHz base clock, 65W TDP.
Additionally, a Twitter observation by user HXL highlights that each model in the Asus list includes "B2," indicating the potential use of the new Hawk Point. The integrated NPU in the Ryzen 8040 series is reported to offer a 60% performance increase over its predecessor, making these APUs particularly suitable for AI-driven tasks.
| Processor | Cores/Threads | L3 cache | Base clock speed | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 3 8300G | 4/8 | 8MB | 3.45 GHz | 65 W |
| Ryzen 3 Pro 8300G | 4/8 | 8MB | 3.45 GHz | 65 W |
| Ryzen 5 8500G | 6/12 | 16MB | 3.35 GHz | 65 W |
| Ryzen 5 Pro 8500G | 8/16 | 16MB | 3.55 GHz | 65 W |
| Ryzen 5 8600G | 6/12 | 16MB | 4.35 GHz | 65 W |
| Ryzen 7 8700G | 8/16 | 16MB | 4.2 GHz | 65 W |
