Ryzen 5 5600 vs Celeron M P4600

Place in the ranking	2821	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron M	no data
Power efficiency	1.51	19.78
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600 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	no data	1
Socket	PGA988	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.57	13.84
Recency	1 October 2010	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron M P4600 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 2328.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M P4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron M P4600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.