Ryzen 5 6600U vs Ryzen 5 4600U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.48
Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.42
+22.9%

Ryzen 5 6600U outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking901750
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency53.4765.70
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U 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)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size156 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U 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
SocketFP6FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U. 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, SMEMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
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)AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600U and Ryzen 5 6600U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 4600U 8.48
Ryzen 5 6600U 10.42
+22.9%

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 4600U 13466
Ryzen 5 6600U 16545
+22.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600U 1349
Ryzen 5 6600U 1654
+22.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600U 4694
Ryzen 5 6600U 6492
+38.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 4600U 1089
Ryzen 5 6600U 1493
+37.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4600U 176
Ryzen 5 6600U 233
+32.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 5591
Ryzen 5 6600U 7529
+34.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 4600U 402
Ryzen 5 6600U 415
+3.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 1105
Ryzen 5 6600U 1483
+34.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 4600U 4247
Ryzen 5 6600U 5486
+29.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 4600U 34854
Ryzen 5 6600U 44320
+27.2%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 4600U 199
Ryzen 5 6600U 274
+37.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.48 10.42
Integrated graphics card 6.04 16.31
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 5 6600U has a 22.9% higher aggregate performance score, 170% faster integrated GPU, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 6600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600U in performance tests.


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