AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests like DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, 3DMark, WPrime, SuperPi, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, VeraCrypt, Blender, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 5 2600X

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600HS

53%

Ryzen 5 2600X

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.3	94.6
Valorant	107.2	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	60.2
Apex Legends	100.7	101.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	80.6
Overwatch	86.8	87.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	74.2
DOOM Eternal	53.6	53.8
Warzone	83.6	83.9
Assassin's Creed	90.0	90.3
Valheim	89.0	89.3

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 4600HS

109%

Ryzen 5 2600X

39%

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 4600HS is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads 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 can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1424	1380
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	421
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3158	3048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1074
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8934	7514

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	2435	2438
Multi-Core	14510	14033

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	1145	1127
Multi-Core	6187	6497

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 you. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	68 Gb/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	3MB	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000100	YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX YD260XBCAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600X is 16% better than Ryzen 5 4600HS 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 4600HS is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is better: 19
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600X specs and review.