AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Intel Core i7-4700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Intel Core i7-4700EQ 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, 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), 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 i7-4700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
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 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2435 vs 1835
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14464 vs 5238

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs May 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2435 vs 1835
PassMark - CPU mark	14464 vs 5238

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2435

1835

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14464

5238

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2435	1835
PassMark - CPU mark	14464	5238
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4367
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3417
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.02
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4319
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1086
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4319

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	Intel Core i7-4700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	May 2013
OPN Tray	100-000000100
Place in performance rating	1093	1123
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-4700EQ
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)