AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating509503
Place by popularityno data20
Value for money13.4258.35
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date2 March 2017 (6 years old)21 July 2020 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data
Current price$225 (0.6x MSRP)$100
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Technical specs

Ryzen 7 1700X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB8 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 multiplier1+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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
Thermal design power (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X 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++
FMAFMA3no data
AVX++
XFR+no data
SenseMI+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe versionn/a4.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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 7 1700X 12.45
Ryzen 5 4600G 12.58
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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: 67%

Ryzen 7 1700X 15689
Ryzen 5 4600G 15854
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Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 1% in Passmark.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 4600G. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.61 kh/s no data

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 12.45 12.58
Recency 2 March 2017 21 July 2020
Boost clock speed 3800 4200
Base clock speed 3400 3700
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
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Competitors of Ryzen 7 1700X by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 7 1700X from Intel is Core i7-11700T, which is faster by 1% and higher by 7 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of Ryzen 5 4600G by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 4600G by Intel is Core i7-11700T, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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