AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as 7zip, Gears 5, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Handbrake, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Furmark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T 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%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon W-1290T is 1% better than Ryzen 5 4600GE. 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%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	96.5
Valorant	107.6	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	61.4
Apex Legends	101.2	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	82.2
Overwatch	87.2	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	75.7
DOOM Eternal	53.8	54.8
Warzone	84.0	85.5
Assassin's Creed	90.4	92.1
Valheim	89.3	91.0

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4600GE

117%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a finishing choice 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 Xeon W-1290T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4600GE as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	194	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1509	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	472	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3365	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1213	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9258	18031

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2649	2944
Multi-Core	16327	18353

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1229	1308
Multi-Core	6587	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	12
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	20 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
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 42% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 4600GE. 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 27
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a decision which of the CPUs 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 Xeon W-1290T specs and review.