AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i3-4012Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Core i3-4012Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 4600HS

Intel Core i3-4012Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 167% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 1.5 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
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 726
11.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14285 vs 1278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 1 September 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	11 MB vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	14285 vs 1278

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4012Y

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4012Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2392

726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14285

1278

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i3-4012Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392	726
PassMark - CPU mark	14285	1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.973
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3341

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i3-4012Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	926	865
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Processor Number		i3-4012Y
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	11 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	9800 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.5 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x402
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
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 4200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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)