AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Core i3-9100E

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600U Intel Core i3-9100E
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Core i3
• Generation
  3 9
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 4000U Intel Core i 9000
• Successor
  -- Intel Core i3-10100E

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Core i3-9100E by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 3.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.00 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir) Intel UHD Graphics 630
• GPU frequency
  1.50 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.05 GHz
• Execution units
  6 24
• Shader
  384 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q4/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 4600U or Intel Core i3-9100E? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 65 W
• TDP up
  25 W --
• TDP down
  10 W --
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Renoir (Zen 2) Coffee Lake S Refresh
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  FP6 LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q2/2019

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Core i3-9100E.

• Used in
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