AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Core i5-1145G7

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Core i5-1145G7 and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Blender, Handbrake, WPrime, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, RealBench, Gears 5, AIDA64, Prime95, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Furmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-1145G7 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%

Core i5-1145G7

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600U is 1% better than Core i5-1145G7. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4600U

53%

Core i5-1145G7

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.4	93.8
Valorant	107.2	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	59.7
Apex Legends	100.8	100.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	79.9
Overwatch	86.8	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.0	73.5
DOOM Eternal	53.6	53.3
Warzone	83.6	83.1
Assassin's Creed	90.1	89.5
Valheim	89.0	88.4

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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%

Core i5-1145G7

156%

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 Core i5-1145G7 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 28W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, 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 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 run, 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	Intel Core i5-1145G7
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1363	1259
Cinbench 20 Single-core	448	422
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3011	3001
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1042
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8044	7144

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Core i5-1145G7
Single-Core	2389	2980
Multi-Core	13861	11738

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Core i5-1145G7
Single-Core	1120	1312
Multi-Core	6229	5645

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Core i5-1145G7
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FCBGA1449
Core name	Renoir	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	11
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	28 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000105

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-1145G7 is 19% better than Ryzen 5 4600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 4600U has 2 more core than Core i5-1145G7. 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1145G7 is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i5-1145G7 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-1145G7 specs and review.