AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like UserBenchmark, 3DMark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 7zip, Gears 5, AIDA64, PassMark, Furmark, MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE or AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS.

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 4600HS

54%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600HS is 1% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600HS

53%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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 low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.3	93.3
Valorant	107.2	106.0
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	59.4
Apex Legends	100.7	99.7
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	79.5
Overwatch	86.8	85.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	73.2
DOOM Eternal	53.6	53.0
Warzone	83.6	82.7
Assassin's Creed	90.0	89.1
Valheim	89.0	88.0

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 that were in the comparisons 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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4600HS

109%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

112%

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 3 PRO 4200GE is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4600HS as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because 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 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1424	955
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	409
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3158	2203
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1035
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8934	5081

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	2435	2519
Multi-Core	14510	11039

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Single-Core	1145	1186
Multi-Core	6187	5215

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1.7 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	68 Gb/s
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	8MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000100	100-000000148 100-100000148MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600HS is 43% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 4600HS has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. 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 4600HS is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE specs and review.