Ryzen 5 4600H vs A6-3600

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3600
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.07
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
+749%

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms A6-3600 by a whopping 749% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2426849
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.5619.08
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size228 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 configuration11
SocketFM1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark 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.

A6-3600 1.07
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
+749%

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.

A6-3600 1697
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
+750%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-3600 257
Ryzen 5 4600H 1372
+434%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-3600 789
Ryzen 5 4600H 5107
+547%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.07 9.08
Recency 30 June 2011 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has a 748.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3600 in performance tests.

Note that A6-3600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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