AMD Ryzen 5 8000-series processors are the mid-range models of the 5th generation of AMD CPUs based on the Zen 4 architecture, featuring enhanced Radeon 700M graphics and an NPU for accelerating AI applications.
Featuring up to 6 cores and 12 threads courtesy of SMT technology Ryzen 5 CPUs deliver compelling performance in multithreaded applications such as video encoding and lightly threaded software such as games as well. As long as you have a compatible motherboard and sufficient cooling you can further boost the performance of these processors by overclocking too.
These CPUs are compatible with 600-series Socket AM5 motherboards.