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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 4600H

38 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
VS
37 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500U against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 5 4600H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (6)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 4600H and 5500U
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.6 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 1 year later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5500U
vs
Ryzen 5 4600H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 504.2 MB/sec 389.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 32.5 Klines/sec 44.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 103.5 pages/sec 102.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 151.5 Mpixels/sec 161 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 124.6 pages/sec 131.6 pages/sec
Background blur 27.2 images/sec 30.7 images/sec
Photo processing 49.8 images/sec 42.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 8.97 Mpixels/sec 11 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 599 & 746 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5500U
12609
Ryzen 5 4600H +12%
14115
Integer math 44.4 GOps/sec 45.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 25.6 GOps/sec 26.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 26M Primes/sec 28M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 18.7M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.2 GBytes/sec 12 GBytes/sec
Data compression 171.4 MBytes/sec 200 MBytes/sec
Physics 526 Frames/sec 627 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec 12.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6029 & 3806 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5500U
91.95
Ryzen 5 4600H +16%
106.24

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.2 PPW 9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 240.2 PPW 102.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 504.4 PPW 261.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.68 PPW 1.97 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-11 (Akhil)Cinebench 202468 / 404
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-06 (DON'T_SYBAU ❀️)Geekbench 6 CPU1515 / 6409
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-04 (Micro_review)Geekbench 6 CPU1526 / 6005
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-14 (Josh Passed)Cinebench 202469 / 315
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-30 (Wildan)Cinebench 202468 / 367
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-25 (UnknownUser)Cinebench 202465 / 495
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-25 (Ocelot)Cinebench 202469 / 520
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 4600H

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 12, 2021 January 6, 2020
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 2 (Lucienne) Zen 2 (Renoir)
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon Vega 6
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 1135G7 - Intel Core i5 11500H
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (165th and 168th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 32K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 10-25 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket FP6 FP6
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon Vega 6
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1800 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 448 384
TMUs 28 24
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 7 6
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 5 5500U +33%
1.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 4600H
1.2 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 6 compared to Vega 7

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266		 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 68.27 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5500U official page AMD Ryzen 5 4600H official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or Ryzen 5 5500U?
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Soe March 16, 2022 at 04:33 PM
It should be noted 5500u takes 10-45 W in igpu, which makes it 2x faster than 4600h igpu.
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Kamran January 14, 2022 at 11:27 AM
Hey is it good for drafting I'm a bit confused what should I buy
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Aniket June 1, 2021 at 08:53 AM
5500u for office work and very mild gamming and 4600h for gaming and performance intense work, 5500u is build as such to keep power consumption as low as possible and heat control, 4600h also tries to use less power and control heat, but it still doesn't compromise performance for power and heat. And if someone is buying for computer, don't buy 5500u or 4600H, both are for laptop(both try to use less power and produce less heat), instead buy 4600, it is almost same processor but it keeps performance on top, power consumption and heat are secondary issues for 4600.
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DataCruncher October 18, 2021 at 08:09 AM
True! Also, for the same price, laptops with 4600h are being sold with 1650/1650Ti GPU. Practically it makes sense to buy laptops with 4600H.
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Sparky March 23, 2021 at 07:43 PM
Definite 5500u is the best choice because it is actually good for editing also
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Raider March 13, 2025 at 09:20 PM
Actually 4600h performs better than 5500u on cpu intensive task, the igpu of 5500u is only a bit better than 4600h.
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