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AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2022-04-04
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
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2020-07-21
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 4100 or AMD Ryzen 5 4600G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-07-21.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 4100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    352 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    419 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    332 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    152 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    141 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    222 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 AMD Ryzen 3 4100
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 4000G left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 4000 Series left arrow Ryzen 4000 Series
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x Zen 2 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 7
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 448
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Ryzen 3 4100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    51.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow 3200
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow 45 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 45-65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Renoir (Zen 2) left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Codename
    Renoir left arrow Renoir
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.25 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000510BOX left arrow 100-100000147BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000510 left arrow 100-000000147
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2022-04-04 left arrow 2020-07-21
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3220.694897 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B450-PLUS
Duration: 310.492 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 1683.427998 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B450 AORUS M
Duration: 594.026 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

454.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
472.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1078.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1206.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4265.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5877.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

11241.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
15726.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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