[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 5 4600H – Despite losing, the Ryzen 5 4600H should still at least be considered

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 5 4600H - Despite losing, the Ryzen 5 4600H should still at least be considered

From: Severin Kolakov 23 July 2021 / 07:30 | 0

We believe that the comparison that we’ll do today can be considered a measurement of how good the new Zen 3 chips are when compared to their direct predecessor. We have the Ryzen 5 5600H going against the Ryzen 5 4600H, in a battle that will show exactly how much improvement there has been between the different architectures.

The processors are pretty evenly matched, with both having a 6/12 layout and a clock boost clock speed of 4.00GHz or above. Yes, the new chip has double the amount of cache, but let’s see if it has a large effect on the performance in our benchmarks.

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Today we are comparing the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H against the Ryzen 5 4600H.

You can learn more about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H / Ryzen 5 4600H

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Base / Max frequency	3.30-4.20GHz	3.00-4.00GHz
Cores / Threads	6/12	6/12
Memory Type	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz
Power Consumption	45W	45W
Cache	16MB	8MB
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 35/45W)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 35/45W)

CPU benchmarks

The 3D Rendering benchmarks went in favor of the newer chip, which performed 7% better in Cinebench 20. As for the 2D Rendering scores, here the Ryzen 5 5600H won again, this time with a lead of 1.5 seconds.

3D Rendering

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

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Conclusion

The new processor performed admirably and is the winner in this comparison, which is completely expected, considering that it uses a newer architecture and has higher clock speeds, along with double the amount of cache. Still, the Ryzen 5 4600H did a remarkable job against its replacement and is still a viable alternative, especially if the prices of laptops equipped with it keep going down. While there is a difference when it comes to productivity, we don’t think that it will be as noticeable, especially during gaming, where the GPU takes the bigger load.