Xeon E-2246G vs Ryzen 5 4500U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2246G outperforms Ryzen 5 4500U by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1010 | 868 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 33.78 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Intel Xeon E |
| Power efficiency | 26.01 | 10.20 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $311 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 23 | 36 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 149.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G 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 Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 128 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.13 | 8.95 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.04 | 6.39 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 27 May 2019 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4500U has an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 220% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2246G, on the other hand, has a 25.5% higher aggregate performance score, 5.8% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.
The Xeon E-2246G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2246G is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Xeon E-2246G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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