AMD Ryzen 5 4500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 4000U AMD Ryzen 4000G
• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Laptops / Desktops Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Generation
  3 3
• Predecessor
  - AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Series
  Ryzen 4000 Series Ryzen 4000 Series
• Successor
  - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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

• Base Frequency
  2.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  6 6
• CPU Threads
  6 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  6 7
• Generation
  9 9
• GPU Frequency
  1500 MHz 1900 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Graphics Cores
  6 7
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q1/2020
• Shader
  384 448
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm

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

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 DDR4
• PCIe
  PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12 12
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  - 3200

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 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.

• Configurable TDP
  10-25 W 45-65 W
• Default TDP
  15 W 65 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  105 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 65 W
• TDP down
  10 W 45 W
• TDP up
  25 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Renoir (Zen 2) Renoir (Zen 2)
• Codename
  Renoir Renoir
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  3 MB 3 MB
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 8 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  100-000000084 100-000000147
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
• Operating systems
  Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
• Release date
  2020-01-06 2020-07-21
• Socket
  FP6 AM4
• Technology
  TSMC 7nm FinFET TSMC 7nm FinFET
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
• Verified on
  2026-10-01 2026-10-01
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• L1-Cache
  - 0.375 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  - 100-100000147BOX