[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 4600U – the 4600U stands its ground, it’s a tie

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 4600U - the 4600U stands its ground, it's a tie

From: Severin Kolakov 09 March 2021 / 06:29 0

The CPU comparisons keep coming, as we promised. The Ryzen 5 5500U is the processor that we want to test against a variety of competitors, to see just how good it is.

Today on the chopping block, we have the Ryzen 5 4600U, which is slightly higher up on the Ryzen food chain, but still, we could see the newer Ryzen 5 punch above its weight, as has happened before with other new CPUs. Today we are comparing the Ryzen 5 5500U against the Ryzen 5 4600U.

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You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U / Ryzen 5 4600U

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Cores / Threads	6/12	6/12
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	2.10 – 4.00GHz	2.10 – 4.00GHz
Cache	11MB	8MB
Lithography	7nm	7nm
TDP	15W	15W
Memory type	DDR4–3200MHz, LPDDR4x–4266MHz	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4267MHz
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000,15W)

CPU benchmarks

In our 3D Rendering benchmark with Cinebench 20, the older Ryzen 5 4600U was a tiny bit faster, finishing the test with a 2.4% higher score.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

6436

GPU benchmarks

As for the GPU benchmarks, both processors share an identical iGPU, the Radeon RX Vega 6, which performs exactly the same. The only thing that could shake up the results is the laptop that they are inside, with its cooling and airflow.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

1034

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

3457

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325

601

Conclusion

Both processors showed great performance, but the Ryzen 5 4600U is just slightly faster in 3D Rendering, with a lead of 2.4%. The GPU benchmark scores were identical, due to both CPUs having the same Radeon RX Vega 6 iGPU. The Ryzen 5 4600U is still a very good processor and shouldn’t be overlooked, especially now that the prices have gone down, due to the release of the newer 5000 U-series chips.