AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Ryzen 3 1300X

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AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
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Games supported 100%

General info

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating1027503
Place by popularityno data20
Value for money7.1758.35
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (5 years old)21 July 2020 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$129no data
Current price$161 (1.2x MSRP)$100
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Technical specs

Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm2156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Thermal design power (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 1300X 5.52
Ryzen 5 4600G 12.58
+128%
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Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Ryzen 3 1300X 6960
Ryzen 5 4600G 15854
+128%

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 128% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 5.52 12.58
Recency 27 July 2017 21 July 2020
Boost clock speed 3500 4200
Base clock speed 3400 3700
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Ryzen 5 4600G


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Competitors of Ryzen 3 1300X by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 3 1300X from Intel is Core i3-8350K, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 3 1300X:

Core i7-4790S 100.54
Ryzen 3 1300X 100
Core i7-980 99.28

Competitors of Ryzen 5 4600G by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 4600G by Intel is Core i7-11700T, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

Intel Core i7-11700T Core i7 11700T
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 5 4600G:

Ryzen 5 4600G 100

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