AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and AMD Ryzen 7 4700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13466 vs 13356

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13466 vs 13356

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2520 vs 2439

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2520 vs 2439

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

2520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13466

13356

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	2520
PassMark - CPU mark	13466	13356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000105	100-000000083
Place in performance rating	920	877
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of GPU cores	6	7
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	6
Graphics max frequency	1500 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)