AMD’s AM5 platform is cooking real hard with all the latest X3D processors crowned as the “best CPUs money can buy” in 2025. But on the other hand, demand for older existing products with great cost-performance ratios will always be there. Enter the new AMD Ryzen 5000G processor so yes, our good old friend AM4 is back in the spotlight once again.
Manufactured and categorized under Zen 3 Cezanne, they come with Zen 3 cores as expected alongside Radeon Vega iGPU but take note – they only support PCIe 3.0 and DDR4 memory, and these hardware are going to sunset permanently in the near future.
In any case, here’s a quick specs rundown of the new SKUs.
| Model | Cores/Threads | Base/Boost Clocks (GHz) | L2/L3 Cache (MB) | TDP (W) | iGPU Cores |
| Ryzen 7 5705GE | 8/16 | 3.2/4.6 | 4/16 | 35 | 8 |
| Ryzen 7 5705G | 3.8/4.6 | 65 | |||
| Ryzen 5 5605GE | 6/12 | 3.4/4.4 | 3/16 | 35 | 7 |
| Ryzen 5 5605G | 3.9/4.4 | 65 | |||
| Ryzen 3 5305GE | 4/8 | 3.6/4.2 | 2/8 | 35 | 6 |
| Ryzen 3 5305G | 4.0/4.2 | 65 |
Despite Team Red’s good intention and approach to extend the lifespan of the AM4 platform, consumers might get confused with all of these releases, particularly the non-tech-savvy gang as identifying which “Ryzen CPU with the G” is best for their requirement may be a hassle for them.
Furthermore, when will AMD officially ditch the Zen 3 architecture to protect the interest of the “4” and “5” remains a question at large for now.
