AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Blender, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Furmark, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, PCMark 10, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 1700 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 7 1700

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600U

53%

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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 low 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: Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.4	95.3
Valorant	107.2	108.3
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	60.6
Apex Legends	100.8	101.8
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	81.2
Overwatch	86.8	87.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.0	74.7
DOOM Eternal	53.6	54.1
Warzone	83.6	84.5
Assassin's Creed	90.1	91.0
Valheim	89.0	89.9

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 7 1700

49%

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 4600U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 1700 as it consumes less power: 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 count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	151
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1363	1403
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	331
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3011	3189
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	954
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8044	8065

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	2389	1968
Multi-Core	13861	14629

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	1120	972
Multi-Core	6229	7152

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 4600U	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	March 02, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Summit Ridge
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache	3MB	4MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000105	YD1700BBM88AE YD1700BBAEBOX YD1700BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 1700 is 29% better than Ryzen 5 4600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 1700 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 4600U. 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: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is better: 22
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 specs and review.