AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i5-8350U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Core i5-8350U 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 i5-8350U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 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: 4.0 GHz vs 3.60 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 14 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 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2392 vs 2022
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14285 vs 6215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 August 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
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	2392 vs 2022
PassMark - CPU mark	14285 vs 6215

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8350U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8350U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2392

2022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14285

6215

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-8350U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2392	2022
PassMark - CPU mark	14285	6215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		27.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		291.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		20.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.052
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1687
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3407
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5676
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1687
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3407
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5676

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-8350U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Kaby Lake R
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	21 August 2017
Place in performance rating	926	744
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$297
Price now		$297
Processor Number		i5-8350U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	9800 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FC-BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics
Device ID		0x5917
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)