AMD introduced Ryzen 5000G desktop hybrid processors based on Zen 3 architecture

AMD has officially unveiled its Ryzen 5000G series of hybrid desktop processors with integrated graphics. It includes six models: the eight-core Ryzen 7 5700G, the six-core Ryzen 5 5600G, the quad-core Ryzen 3 5300G, as well as their power efficient versions Ryzen 7 5700GE, Ryzen 5 5600GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE.

AMD claims the Ryzen 7 5700G is up to 38 percent faster in digital content creation tasks, up to 35 percent faster in everyday applications, and offers up to 80 percent more computing performance than the Comet Lake-S generation Intel Core i7-10700.

The manufacturer compares the six-core and quad-core Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 3 5300G with the same six-core and quad-core Intel Core i5-10600 and Core i3-10300 models, respectively. Both novelties, according to AMD, also turn out to be faster than their competitors.

But for some reason the company does not compare new Vega graphics in Ryzen 5000G processors to Xe-LP graphics in 11th generation Intel Core processors (Rocket Lake-S), but compares it to «inline» 10th generation Core chips. Energy efficient versions of new AMD hybrid processors feature reduced clock speeds and claimed TDP level, which is 35W for all models. The Ryzen 7 5700GE processor runs in a 3.4 to 4.4 GHz clock speed range, the Ryzen 5 5600GE & ; 3.2 to 4.6 GHz, and the younger Ryzen 3 5300GE offers a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. In turbo mode it goes up to 4.2 GHz. According to Guru3D, AMD promises to release Ryzen 5000G series processors as standalone products later this year. However, more exact information is unknown yet. The official AMD website indicates that these chips will be available only as part of complete computer assemblies.

Engineering samples of the eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 5700G on Zen 3 have appeared on eBay for $500

AMD has yet to officially confirm its intentions to release Ryzen 5000G (Cezanne) series hybrid desktop processors, but engineering samples of these chips are already available for purchase on the eBay marketplace. A seller from Hong Kong under the pseudonym hugohk is offering the Ryzen 7 5700G model for $499.

The processor uses the marking 100-000000263-30. An engineering sample Ryzen 7 5700G with the same model number made headlines a month earlier. The chip is based on Zen 3 architecture and belongs to the Cezanne family, which last January introduced the Ryzen 5000U and Ryzen 5000H series mobile processors. The desktop Ryzen 7 5700G uses 8 physical cores and 16 virtual threads and has a clock speed of up to 4.45 GHz.

Initially, the seller indicated that the APU contained Radeon Vega integrated graphics, but since there was no driver for it, he recommended to use the processor only as part of a system with a discrete graphics gas pedal. He later added that a driver was available and he was ready to provide it to the customer. In addition, he recommended to use AMD X570 and B550 chipset-based motherboards for the chip. Older X470 and B450 chipsets will not work with it & ; you have to wait for the BIOS update.

The vendor has published screenshots of the CPU-Z program, which apparently we have already seen in early January. According to the seller, the screenshots were provided by its customers, which may indicate that all the engineering samples of Ryzen 5000G processors are distributed from the same source. According to the CPU-Z test, the Ryzen 7 5700G engineering sample is 20% and 16% faster than the Ryzen 7 3700X based on the Zen 2 architecture.