AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition

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Ryzen 5 4600G compared with Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition

	AMDRyzen 5 4600G	AMDRyzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition
Overview
Released
Released	2020	April 2026
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6	16 (better)
Threads
Threads	12	32 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.2 GHz	5.6 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	192 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Renoir; monolithic processor with simultaneous multithreading.	16 Zen 5 cores with simultaneous multithreading; codename Granite Ridge AM5; 3 dies in the package
Clocks
Clocks	Precision Boost 2; unlocked for overclocking; configurable TDP 45–65 W.	Precision Boost 2; Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer supported
Cache
Cache	384 KB L1; 3 MB L2; 8 MB L3.	L1 1280 KB, L2 16 MB, L3 192 MB
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	Yes	Yes
Graphics
Graphics	Radeon Graphics; seven graphics cores at 1900 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode supported.	AMD Radeon Graphics, 2 graphics cores at 2200 MHz; USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	AM5
Base power
Base power	65 W	200 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	–	No
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.	DDR5, 2 channels, up to 256 GB (UDIMM); DDR5-5600 with 2 modules, DDR5-3600 with 4; ECC with motherboard support
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 24 native lanes, 20 usable; NVMe boot and RAID 0/1/10 supported.	PCIe 5.0; 28 lanes (24 usable); native USB: 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 1 × USB 2.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	AMD lists X570, X470, X370, B550, B450, B350, A520 and A320; motherboard BIOS support must be checked.	A620, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, X870E, X870, B840, B850
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one die.	TSMC 4nm FinFET (CPU cores), TSMC 6nm FinFET (I/O die)
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.	Not included; Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance; Tjmax 95°C