AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Ryzen 5 4600G compared with Ryzen 5 5600X

	AMDRyzen 5 4600G	AMDRyzen 5 5600X
Overview
Released
Released	2020	November 2020
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	6
Threads
Threads	12	12
Base clock
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.2 GHz	4.6 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	32 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Renoir; monolithic processor with simultaneous multithreading.	6 cores with simultaneous multithreading; codename Vermeer
Clocks
Clocks	Precision Boost 2; unlocked for overclocking; configurable TDP 45–65 W.	–
Cache
Cache	384 KB L1; 3 MB L2; 8 MB L3.	L2 3 MB, L3 32 MB
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	No
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon Graphics; seven graphics cores at 1900 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode supported.	None; a graphics card is required
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 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.	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 24 native lanes, 20 usable; NVMe boot and RAID 0/1/10 supported.	PCIe 4.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	AMD lists X570, X470, X370, B550, B450, B350, A520 and A320; motherboard BIOS support must be checked.	–
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one die.	TSMC 7nm FinFET (CPU cores)
Cooler
Cooler	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.	AMD Wraith Stealth; Tjmax 95°C