AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and AMD Ryzen 5 2600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2434 vs 2094
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14452 vs 7834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 10 September 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	11 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2434 vs 2094
PassMark - CPU mark	14452 vs 7834

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2434

2094

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14452

7834

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2434	2094
PassMark - CPU mark	14452	7834
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4367

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	10 September 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000100	YM2600C3T4MFB
Place in performance rating	1089	1068
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX		12