AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Family: AMD Ryzen 5
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Cores: 6x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U uses the AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir), which has 384 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.5 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP6
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
13491
13491
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
13489
13489
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
13470
13470
Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
13411
13411
Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 1.3 GHz
13356
13356

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
8164
8164
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
8088
8088
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
8044
8044
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
8018
8018
Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
7969
7969

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E-2244G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
5109
5109
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
5089
5089
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
5050
5050
Intel Core i3-10300
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
5037
5037
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
5023
5023

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700TE
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
4670
4670
Intel Core i3-10300
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
4665
4665
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
4655
4655
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
4644
4644
AMD EPYC 7251
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
4634
4634

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
3339
3339
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
3253
3253
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
3240
3240
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
3225
3225
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
3204
3204

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1412
1412
Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
1412
1412
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1412
1412
Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
1412
1412
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1412
1412

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1162
1162
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1162
1162
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1162
1162

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
1152
1152

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
448
448
Intel Core i5-11300H
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
448
448
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
448
448
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
448
448
Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
448
448