AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Intel Core i5-8365U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Intel Core i5-8365U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Intel Core i5-8365U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 °C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2082
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14309 vs 5989

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 8 April 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	11 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2082
PassMark - CPU mark	14309 vs 5989

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8365U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8365U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14309

5989

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	Intel Core i5-8365U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2082
PassMark - CPU mark	14309	5989
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4949
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4949

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	Intel Core i5-8365U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Whiskey Lake-U
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	8 April 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000100
Place in performance rating	1102	1055
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$297
Series		Core i5
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		14 nm
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	BGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Execution Units		24
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60 Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24 Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)