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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H: Comparison
What is the difference between Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 5 4600H?
On l3 cache the spread is 50%, Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U 4 MB against Ryzen 5 4600H 8 MB, so Ryzen 5 4600H takes it. Ryzen 5 4600H also leads on l2 cache, 1 MB on the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U versus 3 MB on the Ryzen 5 4600H. P-core base clock is not the same on both, 2.5 GHz on the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U versus 3.0 GHz on the Ryzen 5 4600H. They differ on tdp too, 15 W on the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U versus 45 W on the Ryzen 5 4600H. Socket is not the same on both, BGA on the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U versus FP6 on the Ryzen 5 4600H.
Which should you buy, Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U or Ryzen 5 4600H?
Take the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U for entry-level corporate laptop deployments wanting basic PRO manageability features on budget hardware. It is not the one for buyers not needing business manageability features, the standard consumer Ryzen 3 2200U delivers identical performance for typically less. Take the Ryzen 5 4600H for entry-level gaming laptops wanting genuine multi-threaded headroom alongside a discrete GPU. It is the wrong buy for buyers relying on integrated graphics for actual gaming, the Vega 6 iGPU is a fallback, not a primary gaming solution.
Where the two are identical
Everything else lines up. Efficiency cores, integrated graphics, form factor, market segment and smt enabled read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing.
Frequently asked questions
Do the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U and Ryzen 5 4600H differ on total cores?
Yes. Total Cores reads 2 on the Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U versus 6 on the Ryzen 5 4600H.
Specs and benchmarks
Brand
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- AMD
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- AMD
Product Line
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Ryzen 3 PRO
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Ryzen 5
Form Factor
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Laptop
Model Number
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- PRO 2200U
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 4600H
Codename
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Raven Ridge
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Renoir
Release Year
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 2018
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 2020
TDP
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 45 W
iGPU
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- AMD Radeon Vega 3
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 6
Market Segment
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Laptop
Microarchitecture
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Zen, Ryzen 2000 Series PRO
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Zen 2, Ryzen 4000 Series "Renoir"
Socket
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- BGA
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- FP6
Process Node
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 14 nm
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 7 nm
Total Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 6Best
Performance Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 6Best
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 4
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 12Best
SMT Enabled
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Yes
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 2.5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 3.0 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 3.4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 4.0 GHz
L2 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 1 MB-67%
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 3 MBBest
L3 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 4 MB-50%
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 8 MBBest
Base Power
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- 45 W
Memory Type
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- DDR4-2400
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
- Yes
Which one should you pick?
Choose 2200U if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.
Choose 4600H if you want the higher L2 cache (3 MB vs 1 MB) and the higher L3 cache (8 MB vs 4 MB).