Ryzen 5 4600U vs i7-1068G7

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-1068G7
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
5.37
Ryzen 5 4600U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.48
+57.9%

Ryzen 5 4600U outperforms Core i7-1068G7 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1171901
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency18.1553.50
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U 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)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2321
L1 cache320 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Ryzen 5 4600U.

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.

i7-1068G7 5.37
Ryzen 5 4600U 8.48
+57.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-1068G7 4449
Ryzen 5 4600U 5591
+25.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.37 8.48
Integrated graphics card 5.43 6.04
Recency 1 August 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600U has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score, 11.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1068G7 in performance tests.


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