Intel Core i7-7800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-7800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like 7zip, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, Handbrake, PassMark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, MATLAB, 3DMark, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or Intel Core i7-7800X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-7800X

53%

Ryzen 5 4600U

54%

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 i7-7800X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-7800X

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	94.4
Valorant	107.8	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	60.0
Apex Legends	101.3	100.8
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	80.4
Overwatch	87.3	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.4	74.0
DOOM Eternal	53.9	53.6
Warzone	84.1	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 comparing 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. So 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

Core i7-7800X

24%

Ryzen 5 4600U

248%

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 Core i7-7800X since it has less power consumption: 140W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially 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

If 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, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-7800X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	174
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1285	1363
Cinbench 20 Single-core	358	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2809	3011
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1105	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7683	8044

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

	Intel Core i7-7800X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	2403	2389
Multi-Core	12655	13861

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

	Intel Core i7-7800X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Single-Core	1042	1120
Multi-Core	6698	6229

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 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-7800X	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
Announcement date	April 01, 2017	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA2066	FP6
Core name	Skylake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	7	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	7400 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	77 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	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 i7-7800X is 40% 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 Intel Core i7-7800X is better: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is better: 13
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-7800X and AMD Ryzen 5 4600U before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-7800X - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-7800X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600U specs and review.

Intel Core i7-7800X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i7-13800H
• Vs Core i7-13850HX