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    AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jul 2020
    AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
      113%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
      111%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
      115%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

    11% higher single threaded performance.
    15% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X.
    Around 13% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    3DNow!
    CnQ
    NX bit
    XFR

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen+
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameRenoirvsZen
    Release DateJul 2020vsMar 2018

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    Cores6vs6
    Threads12vs12
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 7vsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsuPGA
    Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
    Process7 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 4600GAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs4250 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
      4704 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      4675 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
      30334 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      28987 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (simulated)
      196.93
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      176

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (simulated)
      1619.52
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
      1403

    points - higher is better

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