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AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Last updated: 2023-11-19

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 4600G		AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 4600G or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G was released in Q2/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 was released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 (93)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (93)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (26)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000 (15)
3	Generation	3
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Matisse (Zen 2)
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.20 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6	Cores	6
12	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.70 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	no iGPU
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	--
7 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
7	Compute units	--
448	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is 65 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G has a 11.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 cache has a total of 32.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q3/2019
154 $	Release price	185 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (99%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (99%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 8 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (92%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (99%)

Price-performance ratio

Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Geekbench 6 MT: 4,867 / 154 $	31.60
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Geekbench 6 MT: 6,784 / 185 $	36.67

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1221 (98%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1250 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	9348 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	9150 (98%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1554 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1541 (99%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	4867 (72%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	6784 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1206 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1183 (98%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	5877 (86%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	6821 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	472 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	472 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	3398 (95%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	3570 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	137 (98%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	140 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	15922 (89%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	17803 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	4216 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	3990 (95%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	195 (99%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	197 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1524 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1578 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	75 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	568 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.90 GHz	1702 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	235.7 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	488 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 9,150 CB R23 MC @ 87 W	105 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Unknown	One Gaming PC Ryzen 5 3600 Lenono IdeaCentre T540-15AMA G HP Pavilion Gaming TG01-0201ng schwarz (9HP03EA#ABD)

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