AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU (Zen 3/Vega 8) Review

1. Ryzen 7 5700G - Finally an Up-to-date APU?2. Operating Frequencies & Overclocking3. Testing Methodology4. CPU Tests: Cinebench & Blender5. CPU Tests: 7-Zip Compression & Decompression6. CPU Tests: Handbrake H264 & H2657. Memory Tests: Memory Bandwidth and Latency8. Gaming: 3DMark9. Gaming: iGPU Testing10. Gaming: RTX 3080 dGPU Testing11. Technical: Power Draw and Temperatures12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

We will be outlining the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU's performance while using an ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E Gaming motherboard with the AGESA – 1.2.0.3b – BIOS version (BIOS 2404). A 32GB (2x16GB) kit of 3600MHz CL16 DDR4 memory serves our test system. A 4GB serving of VRAM was allocated for each AMD APU in the ASUS motherboard UEFI.

Today's comparison processors come in the form of:

• Picasso ‘Zen+' Ryzen 5 3400G (4C8T, Vega 11 up to 1.4GHz GPU cores).
• Rocket Lake Core i7-11700K (8C16T, UHD 750 32EU up to 1.3GHz iGPU)
• Comet Lake Core i9-10850K (10C20T).
• Matisse ‘Zen 2' Ryzen 7 3700X (8C16T).
• Vermeer ‘Zen 3' Ryzen 9 5950X (16C32T), Ryzen 7 5800X (8C16T), and Ryzen 5 5600X (6C12T).

It will be interesting to see how these CPU solutions compare to the Ryzen 7 5700G APU

The Core i7-11700K (as a proxy for the 11700 non-K) is perhaps the most logical competitor thanks to its UHD 750 32EU iGPU and around £30-40 higher price.

But we also want to see how much slower the 8-core Zen 3 APU is versus the proper 8-core Zen 3 desktop 5800X with its 32MB cache and 105W TDP. And we want to see the performance differences versus the six-core – but higher cache endowed – 5600X for somebody thinking of going that route with a cheap discrete graphics card.

Also, we want to see the improvements versus the Ryzen 5 3400G that the 5700G realistically replaces. We couldn’t source a 4000G APU, but they never truly existed to DIY builders either, so 3400G upgraders may be interested here.

Each processor is tested at its default out-of-the-box settings. For the Intel CPUs, unlimited turbo duration as set by the motherboard with XMP enabled is the operating mode. All-core load frequencies for the tested chips are as follows:

• Ryzen 7 5700G = around 4.375GHz.
• Core i7-11700K = 4.6GHz.
• Core i9-10850K = 4.8GHz.
• Ryzen 5 3400G = around 3.975GHz.
• Ryzen 7 3700X = around 4.05GHz.
• Ryzen 5 5600X = around 4.45-4.55GHz.
  
• Ryzen 7 5800X = around 4.55GHz.
• Ryzen 9 5950X = around 3.85-4.0GHz.

CPU Test System Components:

• Integrated GPU Testing: As dictated by APU/CPU onboard GPU hardware.
• Dedicated Graphics Card Testing: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC.
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600MHz 16-18-18-36 DDR4 @ 1.35V (ran at 3200MHz for Ryzen 5 3400G).
• CPU Cooler: Fractal Celsius+ S28 Prisma 280mm AIO at full pump and fan speed
• OS SSD: WD_Black SN750 NVMe SSD.
• Games SSD: WD_Black SN850 1TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD.
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1000.
• Chassis: Lian Li T60 Open Air Test Bench.
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.

• AM4 Motherboards: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E Gaming (for APU testing), ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero & Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme (for previous test data).
• Z590 Motherboard: ASUS Maximus XIII Hero.
• Z490 Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 ACE.

Tests:

Productivity-related:

• Cinebench R20 – All-core & single-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
• Cinebench R23 – All-core & single-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
• Blender 2.90 – All-core rendering of the Classroom benchmark (CPU)
• HandBrake H264 – Convert 1440p60 H264 video to 1080p60 H264 using the YouTube HQ 1080p60 preset (CPU)
• HandBrake H265 – Convert 4K30 100Mbps H264 video to 1080p30 40Mbps H265 using the H.265 MKV 1080p30 preset (CPU & Memory)
• 7-Zip – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
• SiSoft Sandra – Memory bandwidth and Cache & Memory Latency Test (Memory)
• AIDA64 – Memory bandwidth & memory latency (Memory)

Gaming-related (iGPU):

• F1 2020 – 1920 x 1080, Medium quality preset with TAA, DX12
• Godfall – 1920 x 1080, Low quality preset, Ultra Quality for FSR testing
• Grand Theft Auto V – 1920 x 1080, High quality settings, 16x AF, no AA, no Advanced Graphics Settings, DX11
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1920 x 1080, Lowest quality preset, no AA, DX12
• World of Tanks Encore – 1920 x 1080, Medium quality preset

Gaming-related (dGPU):

• F1 2020 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra High quality preset with TAA, DX12
• Godfall – 1920 x 1080, Epic quality preset
• Grand Theft Auto V – 1920 x 1080, Maximum quality settings, no AA, DX11
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1920 x 1080, Highest quality preset, no AA, DX12

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