Xeon X3480 vs Ryzen 5 4600H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Xeon X3480 by a whopping 341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 841 | 1892 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.91 | 2.05 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 April 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.73 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.08 | 2.06 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 1 April 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4600H has a 340.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3480 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook processor while Xeon X3480 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon X3480, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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