[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Ryzen 7 4800H – Ryzen 7 leads the way by 17%

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Ryzen 7 4800H - Ryzen 7 leads the way by 17%

From: Kostadin Dimitrov 05 October 2020 / 04:37 0

Today, we have a comparison of two of AMD’s processors. We have the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H versus the Ryzen 7 4800H. We are going to see if the new mid-level Ryzen 5 4600H is a match for the high-end Ryzen 7 4800H. It is a classic showcase of Ryzen CPUs.

More detailed specs here: AMD Ryzen 5 4500H / AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Specifications

In terms of specifications, the biggest differences between these two processors are the core count and base and max frequency. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600H has 6 cores with 12 threads versus the Ryzen 7 4800H which has 8 cores and 16 threads. In turn, this should make the Ryzen 7 4800H better suitable for multi-core tasks such as 3D rendering, photo editing, and video editing.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	8 / 16
Base / Max frequency	3.00 – 4.00 GHz	2.90 – 4.20 GHz
Cache	8 MB Cache	8 MB Cache
TDP / up / down	45W / 54W / 35W	45W / 54W / 35W
Memory support	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

CPU Benchmarks

In both CPU benchmarks the Ryzen 7 4800H is doing better than the Ryzen 5 4600H. In our first benchmark, Ryzen 7 is 26% faster than its younger sibling. In our second benchmark – Photoshop rendering, 4800H takes the lead again, albeit only by 8%.

Conclusion

All in all, if you are wondering whether you should go with AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or Ryzen 7 4800H, you should definitely consider the latter. Its superior performance shouldn’t be neglected, and if you can afford it, it will be a more sensible choice. However, for its price range, the Ryzen 5 4600H has given us more than a sufficient performance and it is a worthy part of the Ryzen family which is steadily growing in numbers.

You can have a look at both of these CPUs in our Top Laptop CPU Ranking.