AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Blender, UserBenchmark, Prime95, WPrime, Gears 5, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PassMark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 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 5 PRO 2600

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600U

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.4	94.0
Valorant	107.2	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	59.8
Apex Legends	100.8	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	80.1
Overwatch	86.8	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.0	73.7
DOOM Eternal	53.6	53.4
Warzone	83.6	83.3
Assassin's Creed	90.1	89.7
Valheim	89.0	88.6

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

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4600U

248%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

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 4600U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1363	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3011	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8044	7928

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	2389	2281
Multi-Core	13861	13702

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1120	1059
Multi-Core	6229	5863

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 in your computer. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.4 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)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	3MB	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000105	YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 38% better than Ryzen 5 4600U 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 4600U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 3
Although it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.