AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 2630
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21567 vs 15823

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 21 Jul 2020
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 2630
PassMark - CPU mark	21567 vs 15823

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

2630

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21567

15823

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	2630
PassMark - CPU mark	21567	15823
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	691	686
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000150
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		7
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1900 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI