AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS or Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 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 4600HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS was released in Q1/2020.

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 was released in Q2/2016.
AMD Ryzen 5 (85) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD Ryzen 4000H (6) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
3 Generation 6
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Broadwell E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 6 (Renoir) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 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 6 (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 4600HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 40
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 4600HS has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 140 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP6 Socket LGA 2011-3
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price 1113 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 (84%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS (89%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 (98%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
946 (87%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
6311 (84%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7536 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1455 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1158 (80%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
5674 (83%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
6859 (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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
14462 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13489 (93%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
67 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
486 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1137 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8765 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz
1152 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
@ 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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
234.1 (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 4600HS AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
3000 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
Asus Zephyrus G14 Unknown

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