Athlon X4 830 vs Ryzen 5 4600G

Place in the ranking	772	2009
Place by popularity	31	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	14.63	2.65
Architecture codename	Renoir (2020−2023)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)	February 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	156 mm²	245 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	9800 Million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830 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
Socket	AM4	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 7

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830.

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 10.10
+452%

Athlon X4 830 1.83

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 16046
+453%

Athlon X4 830 2901

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.10	1.83
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm

Ryzen 5 4600G has a 451.9% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 830 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600G and Athlon X4 830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.