i3-1215U (IPU) vs Ryzen 5 4600U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking901not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency53.50no data
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU).

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 January 2020 23 February 2022
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

Ryzen 5 4600U has 50% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

i3-1215U (IPU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 4600U and Core i3-1215U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.


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