AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2656 vs 2066
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16018 vs 12277

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2656 vs 2066
PassMark - CPU mark	16018 vs 12277

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2656

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16018

12277

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2656	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	16018	12277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4987
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3180
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	11 April 2017
OPN Tray	100-000000147	YD1600BBM6IAE
Place in performance rating	784	1862
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)