AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-8086K

Ryzen 5 4600G vs Core i7-8086K specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 4600G performs better than the Core i7-8086K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8086K in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 4600G. Also, the Core i7-8086K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 5 4600G CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-8086K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 4600G has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-8086K. Despite this, the Core i7-8086K has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 5 4600G.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 4600G has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.