AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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Ryzen 5 3600 compared with Ryzen 5 4600G

	AMDRyzen 5 3600	AMDRyzen 5 4600G
Overview
Released
Released	July 2019	2020
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	6
Threads
Threads	12	12
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	32 MB (better)	8 MB
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Matisse; simultaneous multithreading	Zen 2; Renoir; monolithic processor with simultaneous multithreading.
Clocks
Clocks	Unlocked for overclocking	Precision Boost 2; unlocked for overclocking; configurable TDP 45–65 W.
Cache
Cache	L1 384 KB; L2 3 MB; L3 32 MB	384 KB L1; 3 MB L2; 8 MB L3.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required	Radeon Graphics; seven graphics cores at 1900 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode supported.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	AM4
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	–
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; 2 memory channels; up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4 UDIMM; two channels; up to 128 GB; DDR4-3200 with two DIMMs, DDR4-2933 with four single-rank DIMMs or DDR4-2667 with four dual-rank DIMMs; no ECC support.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0; 24 native lanes, 20 usable; NVMe boot and RAID 0/1/10 supported.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	AMD lists X570, X470, X370, B550, B450, B350, A520 and A320; motherboard BIOS support must be checked.
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET CPU cores	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one die.
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth; Tjmax 95°C	Maximum operating temperature 95°C. AMD's current specification sheet does not name a boxed cooler; c't tested a supplied cooler. AMD lists a 21 July 2020 launch, while its original announcement says consumer OEM systems would arrive in Q3 2020, without an exact first-sale month. The c't review tested a boxed processor in 2022.