AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2947 vs 2522
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16988 vs 13369

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 6 Jan 2020
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2947 vs 2522
PassMark - CPU mark	16988 vs 13369

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2947

2522

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16988

13369

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2947	2522
PassMark - CPU mark	16988	13369
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4909

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000296	100-000000083
Place in performance rating	870	871
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of GPU cores	7	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	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 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
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)