AMD Ryzen 7 5705G: What Real Users Actually Think

That's what we all said when the 2400G launched — everyone was waiting for the next gen APU and the current one ended up being the right choice at the time.

Basically trades blows with 1030, but the swings can be big in either direction because of fundamental differences between iGP/discrete graphics.

One is a 65W TDP and the other is a 35W TDP. That is sustained power targets. That's all there is to it. The E version therefore has lower cooling requirements and would be better suited for more compact systems.

There's always something better a few years away, but this hardware exists now and looks pretty compelling in the current space.

It can just about average 60fps playing Tomb Raider at 720p at the lowest settings.

Keep in mind that benchmarks compare it to a GDDR5 GT 1030 — Nvidia switched most GT 1030s to DDR4 VRAM years ago. The GDDR5 ones are sold at a premium, so the comparison is actually a legitimate one.

Someone in the tech press needs to highlight that intentional gimping by HP in the pre-built with only one channel of memory. It literally halved the performance. That's utterly reprehensible. Yes I know this is a common practice by OEMs but should be completely disallowed on APU systems with no dGPU.

Still that's an average of 15 FPS increase over the 3400G iGPU at 720p. Guessing 3600~4000 RAM would be like 20+ FPS increase over the 3400G.

Vega is still relatively dominant mostly because of lack of competition on the iGPU desktop front. Hopefully AMD moves on to newer stuff with their next gen of APUs.

For a light desktop machine, the 5700G makes a lot of sense for power efficiency. The 11700K is 13% faster with a dGPU at 1080p, with probably triple the power.

Don't get the 5700g if you already have a GPU — the AMD IGPUs are so powerful that they eat up a lot of CPU power. The 5700g performs much worse than the 5700x as a CPU.

Memory bandwidth is a major limiter for how fast desktop APUs can be. Even in the future with dual channel DDR5 at 6400MHz, you'd still have less than half the bandwidth as the Series S.

Still waiting for someone to test it with high speed RAM.

The Ryzen 5700G is overclockable and the Ryzen Pro 5750G is not. The Ryzen Pro 5750G supports AMD Pro Technologies but sacrifices PBO support.

You have to keep in mind Consoles use GDDR for the unified memory instead. GDDR has much higher bandwidth than normal DDR. Having said that if you pair the APU with speedy RAM, I have a 4650G APU + 3600 CL16 Dual Rank RAM and it can actually run DOTA2 at High/Max settings.

They used a more realistic setup for the kind of people who would buy these. If people wanted an enthusiast setup, they wouldn't be buying a compromised APU.

The big difference is that the 5700G's iGPU takes up enough space on the CPU die that AMD could only put 16MB of L3 cache on it (instead of the 32MB that the 5700X and 5800X have).

I had a 5600G and while it may not be a high end cpu/apu, it was more than capable of gaming on even the most demanding games. Cyberpunk 2077 was hitting a smooth and consistent 60fps — albeit on 720p. I can't understand why people say these are not for gaming.

The 5700G is for standard users and the 5750G is for business with added security-related Pro technologies.

GE is equivalent to Intel's T series CPUs, meant for mini PCs like Lenovo Tiny series.

5700x is what you need, as you already have a GPU, and aren't doing a SFF that can't fit a GPU.

Unless you go crazy with the memory overclock, a bit below an RX 550 is the correct ballpark for iGPU performance.

I bought a 5700g, when price was no object. It still is the cheapest 8-core CPU offered by AMD in the 5000 series. It's about 10% slower than the 5800x, but at the time it was 20% cheaper ($310 vs. $380) than the 5800x. I was waiting for a 5800x3d, and needed something - the 5700g was only $10 more than the 5600x at the time and came with a free Wraith Stealth cooler!

The 35W GE variants are for small pre-built OEM systems with very compact chassis and small thermal solutions. Pre-built OEM customers require a processor designed and rated for the TDP of their enclosure and cooler. Overall, the 65W models will have higher sustained performance befitting their higher thermal envelope.

The Ryzen 7 5700G has more cores and a little less clock speeds than Ryzen 5 5600G but trades for +2 cores and +4 threads. If you want to multitask while gaming in AAA titles then Ryzen 7 5700G is your go-to.

The actual difference between the G and GE is that under load the G is allowed to consume 88W of power and GE only ~50W. That gives the G a lot higher performance in heavy all-core workloads.

I'm currently playing with a 5700G, overclocked to around 4.6ghz through modification of PBO and pushing DDR4 to 4266mhz with pretty tight timings, fsclk sits at 2133mhz and GPU core at 2.3ghz... gets me around 18.9K in 3D Mark Night Raid which is right around a well optimized RX550 system.

As long as people are still interested in AM4 there's no reason to stop, especially since it's probably much cheaper to produce than newer chips since it's on 7nm. Most people likely wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between a 5600G and an 8600G, especially those that are likely to buy prebuilts.

GE is OEM only, whereas the G will be released directly to retail. AMD has never released Ryzen GE processors directly to the retail market.

One important aspect no one has mentioned is the fact that pairing the 5700G's APU to a gaming GPU provides users with a VERY performant solution for bare metal virtualization. With such setup, we have much more value and a good compromise between performance and utility.

AM4 is on the sweetspot between performance and price, hell, even more right now. Wish they continue with x3d manufacturing for AM4.

Maybe between RX550/1030 and 560/1050 if you ran really fast RAM, but closer to 1030/RX550 with DDR4 3200.

I'm wanting to see the 5700G with some 4000MHz RAM, tuned timings, sub timings, with a 120mm AIO or even 240mm — as for some this really could be all they need until Zen4 APUs with RDNA2.

If you need a lower TDP, just get the 5700G and cap it in the BIOS — no need to hunt down the OEM-only GE variant.

Can you blame AMD for holding on to AM4 when it continues to sell well for those that are still on the platform?

At those prices, these don't make much sense in a normal GPU market, but we aren't living normal times. Other niche use cases are HTPC or supercompact form factors.

The 5700G has a little better iGPU and 8 cores so it really depends on what you are willing to spend. The iGPU performs between a 1030 and a 1050 — light gaming should be fine.

AMD will milk AM4 for sure, and I'm going to buy 5705G as soon as it hits the shelves.

The extra 2 cores won't help much unless you do heavy multitasking, and the iGPU is pretty much the same between 5600G and 5700G — titles which don't get 60fps on the 5600G will have the same issue on the 5700G.

I have both units, the R7 runs a tad bit faster compared to R5, but nothing mindblowing difference honestly. Both are being used for work and games. The fans are up to your personal tastes.

It obviously won't replace a gaming rig, but light/casual gaming is still possible at a way lower price and smaller size than a setup with a dedicated GPU.