Ultra 9 288V vs Ryzen 5 4600U
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 288V outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 888 | 618 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 53.47 | 38.80 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Arc 140V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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 | 8.51 | 12.35 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 30 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4600U has 50% more threads, and 100% lower power consumption.
Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has a 45.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600U and Core Ultra 9 288V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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