AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2658
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21908 vs 16052

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs 21 Jul 2020
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361 vs 2658
PassMark - CPU mark	21908 vs 16052

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3361

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21908

16052

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	21908	16052
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065	100-000000147
Place in performance rating	649	672
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
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	4.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		7
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45-65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1900 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI