Processor comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Core i7-4940MX
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
AMD Socket FP6
2100 MHz
6 cores
Jan 2020
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i7-4940MX
Intel Socket G3
3100 MHz
4 cores
Jan 2014
MOBILE
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4940MX
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| SMT | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| TXT | | |
| TSX | | |
| CLMUL | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4-4266 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Renoir | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2020 | Jan 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 6 | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 11MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP6 | Intel Socket G3 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | 100°C |
| Package | | FC-PGA946 |
| Die Size | unknown | 177mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 4600U | Intel Core i7-4940MX |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 25 W | 57 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600U4480 points
- Intel Core i7-4940MX4480 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600U17216 points
- Intel Core i7-4940MX16665 points
Points - higher is better