Ryzen 5 4600G vs Athlon XP-M 2000+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 723 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon XP-M | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Barton (2001−2003) | Renoir (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 17 June 2003 (21 year ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.53 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 266 MT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 54 Million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | A | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 June 2003 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon XP-M 2000+ has 160% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 4600G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon XP-M 2000+ is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4600G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon XP-M 2000+ and Ryzen 5 4600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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