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Ryzen 5 4600H vs Core i5-8400


Description
The 4600H is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 4600H gets a score of 334.7 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 4600H is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
860f01
906ea
Core
Renoir
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1140
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x4096 kB
9216 kB
Date
January 2020
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
54.11k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
334.72k points
289.61k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
4600H
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
15.48k
26.5k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
22.82k
23.11k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.63k
5.2k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.17k
10.16k (x1.42)
TOTAL
54.11k
64.98k (x1.2)

Multithread

4600H

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
117.98k
135.08k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
146.43k
121.49k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
65.54k
27.53k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.77k
5.5k (x1.15)
TOTAL
334.72k
289.61k (x0.87)

Performance/W
4600H
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
2622 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3254 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1456 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
106 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
7438 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
4600H
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3870 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5705 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2158 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1793 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
13526 points/GHz
16245 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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