AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 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%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon E5-2697R v4 is 1% better than Ryzen 5 4600HS. 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%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just 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: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.3	108.6
Valorant	107.2	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	69.1
Apex Legends	100.7	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	92.6
Overwatch	86.8	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	85.2
DOOM Eternal	53.6	61.7
Warzone	83.6	96.3
Assassin's Creed	90.0	103.7
Valheim	89.0	102.5

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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4600HS

109%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a final choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 4600HS is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 145W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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 4600HS	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1424	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3158	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8934	18061

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2435	1916
Multi-Core	14510	18383

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	1145	910
Multi-Core	6187	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new 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	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP6	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Renoir	Broadwell
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	4
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	18
Threads	12	36
Bus rate		9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	145 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory		15 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	68 Gb/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	45 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600HS is 23% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 12 more core than Ryzen 5 4600HS. 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 25
Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.