AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Review

The 5700G is an AMD Zen 3-based 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a 4.6 GHz clock speed, 16 MB L3 cache, and a 65W TDP. It’s not RDNA2 or even RDNA graphics, but Vega, which has eight compute units running at up to 2 GHz. Since the chip is easier to find in other countries, other reviewers have already tested it.

We divided this APU into three portions to test it. First, we’ll focus solely on CPU performance, with the 5700G being tested in applications with an RTX 2080 Ti so that I can compare it to the rest of our CPU data. Then I’d like to see how well it works with the Vega iGPU, so I’ll be comparing it to the Ryzen 5 3400G and Core i7-11700, both of which have integrated graphics as well as discrete GPUs. Finally, we ran a series of discrete tests on the GeForce RTX 3090 to see how it compares to a variety of different APUs with powerful graphics cards.

The Return of the APUs:

On a technical level, AMD’s latest APUs aren’t entirely new. The general public will be able to purchase either of these APUs on the open market on August 5. Since their release in mid-2021, the chips have been offered in a limited number of OEM desktops. Since the fall of 2019, this is the first new AMD APU to be released for retail sale. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is one of today’s fastest and most cost-effective IGP-equipped desktop CPUs.

When compared to comparable eight-core alternatives, the price is affordable, and the outstanding performance quickly puts any concerns to rest if you value speed. This chip is worth a look if you’re creating your first gaming PC on a budget that doesn’t include a graphics card, or if you just need a content-creation engine that doesn’t require a GPU.

Application Benchmarks:

It performs significantly worse than the 5800X and 11900K in Cinebench R20 multi-core tests, but substantially better than the 6-core 5600X and 8-core 3700X. When evaluating Adobe After Effects, compression performance is only marginally better than Intel’s Core i7-10700K.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Specs: The Best of Both Worlds

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an eight-core/16-thread desktop APU that succeeds the AMD Ryzen 7 4700G. The CPU is part of AMD’s new Cezanne range, which was previously known as the 4000G Series and is only available as part of full PCs. In contrast to the previous line, you can now buy a 5000G Series APU without a full PC.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G contains eight cores, which is double the number of cores seen in the previous top APU, the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G. The underlying specifications of the CPU differ significantly from AMD’s second eight-core processor, the 5800X, which lacks an IGP. Every chip comes with a Wraith Stealth cooler, which somewhat alters the value equation.

Integrated Graphics Testing:

The 5700G’s Vega graphics are simply not powerful enough for a modern and demanding game like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, at least not if you want more than 30 frames per second. The only other option is to reduce the resolution to 720p, which is the last resort. When compared to discrete graphics cards, we’re looking at performance comparable to the Radeon RX 550/GeForce GT 1030, thus any half-decent current graphics card will be miles quicker.

 In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the 5700G delivers 32 percent greater frame rates than the 3400G, averaging 112 frames per second. This is more than twice as much as you’ll get from a 11700 or other 11th-generation Core CPU. Outriders are playable with this processor at the lowest available quality settings at 1080p, but not at the highest levels.

APU Excellence:

We put the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G through its paces on an MSI Mortar B550 motherboard with 16GB of 3,200MHz Corsair Vengeance RAM. This is a different testbed than we’ve utilized with other AMD Ryzen processors we’ve looked at. Instead of a 240mm closed-loop liquid cooler, the processor was cooled with the supplied Wraith Stealth air cooler. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G chip costs 20% less than the Intel Core i7-11700K but performs 10% slower in most tests. In most multicore productivity and content-creation workloads, it outperforms Intel by a wide margin.

Gaming with a dedicated GPU is the one area where it doesn’t make financial or performance sense over solutions like the 5800X. For its pricing, the AMD RX Vega 8 is an enticingly powerful gaming engine that breaks and sets new IGP gaming records. If you want the finest SoC graphics performance available today, this is the APU to have. The AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, the last and finest APU you could buy, is the only previous-generation competitor that comes close. A few modifications to the settings in your favorite games might make the gap in MSRP between these two chips look much worse.

Gaming Benchmarks(dGPU)

When playing Rainbow Six Siege, the 5700G was slightly slower than the 5800X, although it was only by a minor margin, and the APU managed 485 frames per second. It was slower than Core parts from the 10th and 11th generations, and just 7% quicker than the 10600K. Despite being the slowest Zen 3 CPU we’ve seen, this is still a solid result in the grand scheme of things.

A Brief Look at Overclocking and Thermals:

In our stress tests, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G’s 65-watt core never reached 68 degrees Celsius. This is an outstanding accomplishment for any CPU, made much more astounding by the fact that it was achieved using air cooling. The chip, which can be overclocked using AMD’s Ryzen Master software, maintained a stable overclock of 135MHz on the CPU and 40MHz on the IGP.

Average Performance:

The 5700G is a powerful CPU that can equal the gaming performance of the Core i5-10600K, which I believe most people will agree is a fantastic gaming CPU. We’re looking at an 88 percent gain in gaming performance over the 3400G, although the new Zen 3-based APU is much more expensive. However, at 1080p, with a fast but not extreme GPU, the gap between these two processors will be almost non-existent.

Pros:

• On integrated graphics, gaming outcomes are really fast. 
• For the level of performance, this is a great deal. 
• When put to the test, it stays cool. 
• Unlike the Ryzen 4000G chips, which can be purchased individually, 
• In the box is a Wraith Stealth cooler.

Cons:

• For certain gamers and purchasers, eight cores will be excessive. 
• For the price, gaming performance with a dedicated GPU is underwhelming. 
• At the debut, motherboard compatibility was limited.

Conclusion:

AMD’s blazingly fast Ryzen 7 5700G is an eight-core workhorse CPU with integrated graphics capable of shattering gaming records on its Radeon chips.