AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
Family: AMD Ryzen 5
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4680U is 2.2 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: 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 4680U uses the AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir), which has 448 texture shaders and 7 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.5 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 7
Shaders: 448
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 4680U 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: 3.0 MB
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: Q2/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-1270TE
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
13567
13567
Intel Core i5-11500T
6C 12T @ 1.5 GHz
13560
13560
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
13521
13521
Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
13511
13511
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
13491
13491

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
6410
6410
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
6230
6230
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
6215
6215
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
6166
6166
AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
6020
6020

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom C3955
16C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
4896
4896
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
4893
4893
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
4890
4890
Intel Core i7-1185G7E
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
4852
4852
Intel Core i7-1185GRE
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
4852
4852

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
2582
2582
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
2573
2573
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
2554
2554
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
2540
2540
Intel Xeon E-2246G
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
2538
2538

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1383
1383
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1379
1379
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1343
1343
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544
4C 8T @ 3.35 GHz
1331
1331
Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1325
1325

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1082
1082
Intel Pentium Gold G6505
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1082
1082

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1057
1057
Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1049
1049
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1033
1033
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1028
1028
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1028
1028

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

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