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

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

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Intel Core i5-8365UE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2436 vs 2188
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13445 vs 5711

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436 vs 2188
PassMark - CPU mark	13445 vs 5711

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8365UE

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2436

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13445

5711

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Core i5-8365UE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	13445	5711
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1937
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4491
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7916

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Core i5-8365UE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Whiskey Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q2'19
OPN Tray	100-000000105
Place in performance rating	818	314
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$297
Processor Number		i5-8365UE
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	6	24
Graphics max frequency	1500 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30/24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)