AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Blender, SuperPi, PassMark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, AIDA64, RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, 7zip, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

55%

Ryzen 5 4600U

54%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is 1% better than Ryzen 5 4600U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

53%

Ryzen 5 4600U

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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Control, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	94.4
Valorant	107.7	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	60.0
Apex Legends	101.2	100.8
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	80.4
Overwatch	87.2	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	74.0
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.6
Warzone	84.0	83.6
Assassin's Creed	90.5	90.1
Valheim	89.4	89.0

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

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

158%

Ryzen 5 4600U

248%

To make a finishing 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 4600U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition since it has less power consumption: 25W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	190	174
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1647	1363
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3702	3011
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1188	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10190	8044

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	2659	2389
Multi-Core	18228	13861

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	1191	1120
Multi-Core	6633	6229

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, 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 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 7 Extreme Edition	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP6
Core name	Renoir	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		7 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000097	100-000000105

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600U is 14% better than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition 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 7 Extreme Edition is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is better: 3
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition and AMD Ryzen 5 4600U before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.