AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i5-10500

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i5-10500 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis 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 parallel examination in special testing software like DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Handbrake, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, PCMark 10, 7zip, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Blender, AIDA64, Gears 5, PassMark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Furmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10500 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%

Core i5-10500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600HS

53%

Core i5-10500

54%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.3	95.4
Valorant	107.2	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	60.7
Apex Legends	100.7	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	81.3
Overwatch	86.8	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	74.8
DOOM Eternal	53.6	54.2
Warzone	83.6	84.5
Assassin's Creed	90.0	91.0
Valheim	89.0	90.0

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 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%

Core i5-10500

61%

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 4600HS is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10500 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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	Intel Core i5-10500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1424	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3158	3392
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1082
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8934	8209

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	2435	2743
Multi-Core	14510	13414

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1145	1196
Multi-Core	6187	7233

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10500
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	68 Gb/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10500 is 3% 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 25
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Core i5-10500 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.