CPUDesktopReleased Jan 31, 2024

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

6C/12T · 5.0 GHz · 65 W

The Ryzen 5 8600G is a six-core Ryzen 8000G desktop APU released on January 31, 2024 at $229. It uses the monolithic Phoenix die shared with Ryzen 7040 laptop processors, bringing Radeon 760M graphics with eight RDNA 3 compute units and a Ryzen AI NPU to the AM5 socket. Compared with Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs it is limited to PCIe 4.0 and has a smaller 16 MB L3 cache.

General

Manufacturer: AMD
Model: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Ryzen 8000G
Codename: Phoenix (AM5)
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Zen 4
Release date: Jan 31, 2024
Price: $229Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock: 4.30 GHz
Boost clock: 5.00 GHz
TDP (design W): 65 W
Unlocked: ✓ Yes
L2 cache: 6 MB
L3 cache: 16 MB
Technology (nm): 4 nm
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Platform

Socket: AM5
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Radeon 760M
Clock: 2,800 MHz
Memory type: DDR5-5200
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 256 GB
ECC memory: ✓ Yes
PCIe: PCIe 4.0

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: x86-64MMX-plusSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.1SSE4.2SSE4AAVXAVX2AVX512FMA3AESSHAAMD-V
NPU: AMD Ryzen AI (XDNA) — 16 TOPS

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: AMD officially lists Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), RHEL x86 64-bit and Ubuntu x86 64-bit. The Ryzen 8000 series is on Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 supported-processor lists; 26H2 keeps the 25H2 requirements. Other mainstream x86-64 distributions such as Fedora and Arch run without special support.