Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Ryzen 5 4600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.72
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
16.99
+94.8%

Ryzen 7 5700X3D outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking870383
Place by popularitynot in top-10092
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million8,850 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

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 4600U 8.72
Ryzen 7 5700X3D 16.99
+94.8%

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 4600U 13480
Ryzen 7 5700X3D 26286
+95%

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 4600U 1338
Ryzen 7 5700X3D 1927
+44%

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 4600U 4778
Ryzen 7 5700X3D 10144
+112%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.72 16.99
Recency 6 January 2020 8 January 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600U has 600% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700X3D, on the other hand, has a 94.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 5700X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4600U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 7 5700X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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