AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE vs Intel Core i7-8700

Processor comparisons 07-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE vs Intel Core i7-8700 and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, MATLAB, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, PCMark 10, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Gears 5, Blender, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE.

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 4600GE

54%

Core i7-8700

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600GE is 1% better than Core i7-8700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600GE

53%

Core i7-8700

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	94.8
Valorant	107.6	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	60.3
Apex Legends	101.2	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	80.8
Overwatch	87.2	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	74.3
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.8
Warzone	84.0	84.0
Assassin's Creed	90.4	90.4
Valheim	89.3	89.4

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 4600GE

117%

Core i7-8700

64%

To make a finishing 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 4600GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8700 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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 run, 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 4600GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	194	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1509	1434
Cinbench 20 Single-core	472	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3365	3547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1213	1146
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9258	7969

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	2649	2706
Multi-Core	16327	13125

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	1229	1260
Multi-Core	6587	6618

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 newer the processor, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Renoir	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000150

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600GE is 3% better than Core i7-8700 in terms of CPU frequency. 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 4600GE is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 15
The summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE and Intel Core i7-8700 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.