AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Apple M4 (10-CPU)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 4600U CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M4 (10-CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Apple M4 (10-CPU)

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or Apple M4 (10-CPU) - 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 4600U 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 4600U was released in Q1/2020.

The Apple M4 (10-CPU) has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 (10-CPU) was released in Q2/2024.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Apple M series (25)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) CPU group Apple M4 (2)
3 Generation 4
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture M4
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Apple M4 (10-CPU) has 10 CPU cores and 10 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M4 (10-CPU) is at 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Characteristic Apple M4 (10-CPU)
6 Cores 10
12 Threads 10
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz) A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz)
4x P-Core
-- B-Core 0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
6x E-Core

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 4600U Characteristic Apple M4 (10-CPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or Apple M4 (10-CPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) GPU Apple M4 (10 Core)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology 3 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 160
384 Shader 1280
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 24 GB
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 Apple M4 (10 Core)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Apple M4 (10-CPU) supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Characteristic Apple M4 (10-CPU)
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 22.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is 15 W, while the Apple M4 (10-CPU) has a TDP of 22 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Characteristic Apple M4 (10-CPU)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 22 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down 15 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Apple M4 (10-CPU) is manufactured in 3 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Characteristic Apple M4 (10-CPU)
7 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
FP6 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U (40%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U (36%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) (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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (43%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz
2491 (100%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
4655 (37%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
12509 (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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1412 (37%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz
3767 (100%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5050 (35%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
14621 (100%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1162 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8044 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
448 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.50 GHz
1152 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
13470 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
3240 (100%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Apple M4 (10-CPU)
Unknown Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024) [1-2 TB]

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