Ryzen 5 4600H vs i7-6700TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700TE
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.86
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 54 Watt
9.08
+135%

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Core i7-6700TE by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1450841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency10.4415.91
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700TE 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)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2430
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size122 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE and Ryzen 5 4600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700TE and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 i7-6700TE and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-6700TE 3.86
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
+135%

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.

i7-6700TE 6135
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
+135%

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.

i7-6700TE 986
Ryzen 5 4600H 1373
+39.2%

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.

i7-6700TE 2980
Ryzen 5 4600H 5102
+71.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.86 9.08
Integrated graphics card 2.59 6.04
Recency 19 October 2015 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt

i7-6700TE has 54.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4600H, on the other hand, has a 135.2% higher aggregate performance score, 133.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6700TE in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-6700TE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.


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