AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2656 vs 2378
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16018 vs 11402

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2656 vs 2378
PassMark - CPU mark	16018 vs 11402

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2656

2378

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16018

11402

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2656	2378
PassMark - CPU mark	16018	11402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		945
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.096

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Broadwell
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	Q2'16
OPN Tray	100-000000147
Place in performance rating	784	1788
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		E5-1650V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	69°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1.5 TB
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	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)