AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Ryzen 3 1300X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 3 1300X
4.55

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 129% in our combined benchmark results.

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 ranking1210662
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Value for money3.5843.39
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years old)21 July 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$129no data
Current price$65 (0.5x MSRP)$160
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 4600G has 1112% better value for money than Ryzen 3 1300X.

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 speed3.7 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

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
Power consumption (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 motherboard, 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.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark 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 4.55
Ryzen 5 4600G 10.44
+129%

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 129% in our combined benchmark results.


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: 68%

Ryzen 3 1300X 6985
Ryzen 5 4600G 16034
+130%

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 130% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 1300X 1097
Ryzen 5 4600G 1575
+43.6%

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 44% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 1300X 3158
Ryzen 5 4600G 6136
+94.3%

Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 94% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.55 10.44
Recency 27 July 2017 21 July 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

The Ryzen 5 4600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 1300X in performance tests.


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