Ryzen 5 2600H vs Pentium G4600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.27
Ryzen 5 2600H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.04
+122%

Ryzen 5 2600H outperforms Pentium G4600 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18101215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency4.2131.80
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)30 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$87no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FP5
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

Pentium G4600 2.27
Ryzen 5 2600H 5.04
+122%

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.

Pentium G4600 3611
Ryzen 5 2600H 8002
+122%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 5.04
Integrated graphics card 3.10 4.50
Recency 3 January 2017 30 May 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600H has a 122% higher aggregate performance score, 45.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4600 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 2600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4600 and Ryzen 5 2600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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