AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 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
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2198
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 vs 2 March 2017
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 vs 2198

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16327 vs 14309
  • Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4496 vs 4400
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16327 vs 14309
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4496 vs 4400

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2426
2198
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14309
16327
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4400
4496
Name AMD Ryzen 5 4600H AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 2198
PassMark - CPU mark 14309 16327
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4400 4496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 55.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.577

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 2 March 2017
OPN Tray 100-000000100 YD180XBCM88AE
Place in performance rating 1102 1569
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $499
OPN PIB YD180XBCAEWOF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $249.49
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 18.18

Performance

Base frequency 3 GHz 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 11 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)