AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 30 Sep 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2692 vs 2630
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31609 vs 15823

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2692 vs 2630
PassMark - CPU mark	31609 vs 15823

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2630

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15823

31609

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2630	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	15823	31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000150	100-000000072
Place in performance rating	687	678
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)