AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. 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 joint testing in software tests like PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, 7zip, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Prime95, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE or AMD Ryzen 5 4600U.

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 4600U

54%

Ryzen 3 4300GE

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600U is 1% better than Ryzen 3 4300GE. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600U

53%

Ryzen 3 4300GE

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.4	93.0
Valorant	107.2	105.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	59.2
Apex Legends	100.8	99.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	79.3
Overwatch	86.8	85.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.0	72.9
DOOM Eternal	53.6	52.9
Warzone	83.6	82.4
Assassin's Creed	90.1	88.8
Valheim	89.0	87.7

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

248%

Ryzen 3 4300GE

112%

To make a finishing resolution 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 4600U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 4300GE as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. 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 software 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 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 4600U	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	182
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1363	1103
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	454
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3011	2540
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1178
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8044	6279

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
Single-Core	2389	2610
Multi-Core	13861	11913

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
Single-Core	1120	1183
Multi-Core	6229	4922

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 4600U	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.5 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)	15 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		256KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	8MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000105	100-000000151

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 4300GE is 40% better than Ryzen 5 4600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 4600U has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 4300GE. 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 4600U is better: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE specs and review.