AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Linux Performance

In total I ran more than 160 benchmarks between the graphics and CPU/system benchmarks for this launch-day testing. Those wanting to see all of the benchmarks in full can do so via this OpenBenchmarking.org result page.

Between all of the mix of graphics and real-world system performance tests, the Ryzen 7 8700G was 50% faster than the prior Ryzen 7 5700G. In the integrated graphics benchmarks the RDNA3 integrated graphics with the 8700G were commonly 2~3x faster while in the CPU benchmarks the results varied from matching the Ryzen 7700(X) to being slightly behind those parts. In any event generationally the Ryzen 7 8700G is much more capable both for the integrated graphics and Zen 4 CPU performance than the Ryzen 5000G series and prior.

Again, the Ryzen 5 8600G benchmarks, the Intel 14th Gen Core comparison points, and additional AMD CPU reference points will be published on Phoronix in the coming days as soon as those remainder (re)testing benchmarks wrap up.

When looking at the CPU power consumption across the span of benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 8700G on average was consuming 59 Watts during the mix of benchmarks compared to the Ryzen 7 5700G at 50 Watts or the Ryzen 7 7700 at 66 Watts. But notably when engaging the graphics workloads the CPU power consumption did tend to spike higher similar to the Ryzen 7 7700X behavior. There were even some reported instances of pulling even more power than the Ryzen 7 7700X but that was very much an outlier. With a reported peak of 203~204 Watts, it happened during both runs of the Ryzen 7 8700G but again seemed to be a major anomaly and can't rule out it being some PowerCap / RAPL race condition or some other inaccuracy in that interface's reporting. Long story short though on average it consumed slightly more power than the Ryzen 7 5700G, more so during graphics workloads, but typically less than the Ryzen 7 7700(X) processors.

Again see this result page for all the benchmark results across 160+ tests including all the individual power data. Stay tuned for the Ryzen 5 8600G benchmarks and Intel Linux comparison points over the next few days. Thanks to AMD for providing the review kit for this launch-day Linux testing. It will also be interesting to visit the AMD XDNA Linux driver performance for open-source Ryzen AI capabilities.

Long story short the Ryzen 7 8700G is a great option for those looking at an 8-core / 16-thread desktop class processor with very capable RDNA3 integrated graphics. The Ryzen 7 8700G can work great on Linux assuming you are on a new enough Linux kernel and Mesa as well as having the latest linux-firmware.git.