AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 4.3 GHz 6-Core Socket AM5 16MB L3 Cache Desktop CPU Processor

The 8600G runs well, even with the stock cooler the temps are decent while on full load, and the iGPU performance is comparable to a GTX 1060 which is impressive, solid buy in this market, 6c and 12t is also nice, so the main compromise is the pcie lane being limited to 8…

This little chip does so much. Onboard graphics very powerful (if your expectations are reasonable). Quiet and inbox cooler is more than good enough for casual use. Runs HDR movies with MadVR + Media Player Classic really well.

11 yr ago it was a mistake, now this time it was a calculated CHOICE. Doing Fine since day, Still running that AMD processor Hp laptop. Now doing Great that AMD 8600G . Quit Happy with my purchase. Doing home entertainment purposes uses, downloding 4K Video and playing in my 43 Inch 4k monitor without a second of lag.

Built my first PC as my very old Dell XPS gave up. Did more research that you can imagine as was building on a bit of a budget. Decided on this as I felt being on a latest gen CPU and on the AM5 socket was important instead of investing in a new PC where any upgrade would require new MOBO and RAM. Buying a pre built was my first option but the price seemed to sky rocket as soon as you went to AM5/DDR5. In the end, got the entire PC done for around £500 and the result is fantastic. I use my PC for work and then evening gaming so was concerned that it wouldn't hold up on the gaming front - but it does. I'm not a pro gamer but I can't see what this doesn't do. I think all the reviewers that say you need big GPUs for high FPS are only looking at the FPS and not actually playing the game. I put on the new(ish) Tomb Raider game which is a great looking 3D world game and it ran great. I noticed a little (but only slight) stutter on ultra settings so dropped the graphics down to high - then it ran smoothly and I couldn't even notice the difference. I've also played Anno 1800 on ultra and it's perfect with the CPU usage at about 20%. These were both at 2560x1080 res as I have an ultra wide monitor. Be aware I've had to upgrade the stock cooler as temps were jumping all over the place, in the 70s under medium load and it crept up to 90 after a long session on a hot day. With my new (£15 thermalright) air cooler, the temps barely go past 60. Overall, this CPU allowed me to build a PC on the new AM5 socket that's fast, can handle games and provides future upgrade, all for a total build of £500.

Ich setze den AMD Ryzen 5 8600G nicht in einem Gaming-PC, sondern als Herzstück meines selbstgebauten Homeservers unter Proxmox ein. Die CPU befeuert diverse Container und VMs, darunter Nextcloud, AdGuard und Jellyfin. Media-Engine & Transcoding (Jellyfin) Der Hauptgrund für diese APU war die integrierte Radeon 760M Grafikeinheit. Für meinen Einsatzzweck – Hardware-Transcoding in Jellyfin – ist sie ein absolutes Arbeitstier. Sie übernimmt die Videolast mühelos, sodass die 6 CPU-Kerne für die anderen Dienste frei bleiben. Die RDNA3-Architektur liefert hier eine sehr effiziente Encoding-Leistung ab, ohne dass eine dedizierte Grafikkarte notwendig wäre, die nur unnötig Strom im Idle ziehen würde. RAM & Stabilität Da der Server 24/7 läuft, habe ich beim Arbeitsspeicher bewusst auf OC-Experimente verzichtet. Der Ryzen läuft mit 32 GB DDR5 auf soliden 4800 MHz. Zwar profitiert die interne Grafik in Spielen massiv von schnellerem RAM (6000+ MHz), aber im Server-Betrieb ist mir Systemstabilität wichtiger als das letzte Quäntchen Durchsatz. Für das Transcoding und die VM-Verwaltung reicht die Bandbreite auch so völlig aus. Thermik & Effizienz Gekühlt wird der Prozessor von einem Arctic Freezer (Dauerbetrieb-geeignet). Das Ergebnis ist beeindruckend: Die CPU bleibt extrem kühl, egal ob im Idle oder unter Last beim Transcodieren. Die 65W TDP werden im realen Server-Alltag selten ausgereizt, was das System nicht nur leise, sondern auch angenehm sparsam macht. Fazit Wer einen potenten, aber sparsamen Prozessor für einen Homeserver sucht, der auch Medienaufgaben (Transcoding) ohne extra Grafikkarte stemmen kann, ist mit dem 8600G bestens bedient. Die NPU (Ryzen AI) nutze ich aktuell zwar nicht, aber die rohe CPU-Leistung kombiniert mit der starken iGPU macht ihn zur idealen "All-in-One"-Lösung für Proxmox.

I wanted to build a couch gaming PC for the living room. I chose to go AM5 since I already a 16GB DDR5 6000MTS kit that I got with a Motherboard combo kit for my 7800X3D upgrade on my gaming rig. Otherwise I probably would've went with an AM4 system to save on the RAM. Anyway, I wanted something that could play mostly simpler couch co-op and competitive games with the wife and grand kids. And decided on an APU to save money instead of a buying a dedicated GPU, at least to get started with. Maybe I'll add an Arc A580, RX 6600 or something later. For right now this APU runs everything I've thrown at it in 1080p or if it struggles I'll drop it to 720p and upscale it to 1080p with FSR. Simpler games like Boomerang Fu, Sonic All Star Racing, Lego Games, etc., run great even in split screen. I have also run the Resident Evil 3 remake, Mafia Definitive edition, It takes two, and get 45-60 FPS. Not awesome but they look good and are very playable. I put a Thermalright Assassin 120 RE on it. The stock cooler performs fine keeping the CPU in the upper 60c range. But the Assassin keeps it down in the upper 50s to low 60s. I live in SoCal where the temps can reach 100F+ so I wanted something to keep it cooler during the summer months. It's a great value for making a good performing budget gaming PC. I'll be fine with it if I never add a dedicated GPU, but that is easy for me to say when I have a good rig in another room that will play anything. Some things to note: It is almost as fast as a Ryzen 7600, it has half of the L3 cache. Not deal breaker and it only has PCI 4.0x8 lanes. So if you do plan to upgrade to a dedicated GPU. Just know not to waste money on a card that uses more than PCI 4.0x8 because you wont be utilizing the full potential of that card and wasting your money. This is not a graphical powerhouse. It's a quick CPU with decent integrated graphics. Keep your expectations reigned in and you will enjoy what this processor has to offer. It offers good price to performance. I definitely recommend it over the 8500G, and I don't think the 8700G is worth the extra cash. The 8600G is sweet spot.