AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Processor comparisons   18-02-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like MATLAB, PCMark 10, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Blender, Furmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Prime95, AIDA64, WPrime, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Ryzen 5 4600U

54%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600U is 1% better than Ryzen 5 3500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

Ryzen 5 4600U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	94.4
Valorant	107.6	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	60.0
Apex Legends	101.2	100.8
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	80.4
Overwatch	87.2	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	74.0
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.6
Warzone	83.9	83.6
Assassin's Creed	90.4	90.1
Valheim	89.3	89.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500

276%

Ryzen 5 4600U

248%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4600U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	174
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1129	1363
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2652	3011
Cinbench 23 Single-core	995	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7015	8044

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	2504	2389
Multi-Core	12878	13861

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	1245	1120
Multi-Core	6579	6229

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Announcement date	February 18, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP6
Core name	Matisse	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG	100-000000105

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 4600U has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is better: 13
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 5 4600U before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i7-13800H
• Vs Core i7-13850HX