AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

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Ryzen 5 2400G compared with Ryzen 5 8600G

	AMDRyzen 5 2400G	AMDRyzen 5 8600G
Overview
Released
Released	February 2018	January 2024
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	4	6 (better)
Threads
Threads	8	12 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	3.9 GHz	5 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen; Raven Ridge; simultaneous multithreading	Zen 4; Phoenix; simultaneous multithreading; one monolithic package die.
Clocks
Clocks	–	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer supported; configurable TDP 45–65 W.
Cache
Cache	L1 384 KB; L2 2 MB	6 MB L2; 16 MB L3.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics; 11 graphics cores; 1250 MHz	Radeon 760M; RDNA 3; eight graphics cores at 2800 MHz; up to four displays; DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1; hardware AV1 encode and decode.
AI engine
AI engine	–	AMD Ryzen AI; XDNA neural processing unit; up to 16 TOPS.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	AM5
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	–
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; 2 memory channels; up to 2933 MT/s	DDR5 UDIMM; two channels; up to 256 GB on the current AMD specification page. Two single- or dual-rank DIMMs: DDR5-5200; four single- or dual-rank DIMMs: DDR5-3600.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0; 20 native lanes, 16 usable, as published by AMD; discrete graphics slot up to ×8 (PC Gamer). Two native USB4 40 Gbps, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbps and one USB 2.0 port.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	AMD lists A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840 and B850; motherboard firmware support required.
Process
Process	14nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET; 178 mm² CPU compute die.
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth in the boxed version; configurable TDP 46–65 W; Tjmax 95°C	95°C maximum operating temperature. Retail review boxes included a Wraith Stealth air cooler (PC Gamer and PCGamesN); tray products do not establish the same bundle.