i7-11700 vs Ryzen 5 4600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600G
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.10
Core i7-11700
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
12.38
+22.6%

Core i7-11700 outperforms Ryzen 5 4600G by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking770625
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency14.6317.93
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2023)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date21 July 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Core i7-11700.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5 4600G 10.10
i7-11700 12.38
+22.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 16049
i7-11700 19661
+22.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 1581
i7-11700 2132
+34.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 6122
i7-11700 8616
+40.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.10 12.38
Integrated graphics card 7.47 4.50
Recency 21 July 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 4600G has 66% faster integrated GPU, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-11700, on the other hand, has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i7-11700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600G in performance tests.


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