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Intel Core i7-1068G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Intel Core i7-1068G7

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The Intel Core i7-1068G7 is a quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice-Lake-U generation that was announced in Mai 2019 (Computex). It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 2.3 (base) - 4.1 (single core Turbo) GHz. All four cores can run at up to 3.6 GHz using Turbo Boost. According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock) and therefore the CPU performance should be similar to the higher clocked Whiskey-Lake and Coffee-Lake predecessors (e.g. Core i7-8559U, 2.7 - 4.5 GHz). The Core i7-1068G7 is the fastest and only 28 Watt Ice Lake-U chip at the time of announcement in 2019.

The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i7-1065G7 integrates the biggest G7 variant with 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 1100 MHz. The Iris Plus G7 should be twice as fast as the predecessors and best the AMD Vega 10 GPU in current Ryzen APUs.

Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and Wifi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).

The Core i7-1068G7 is produced in the new  10nm process at Intel that should offer a comparable performance to the 7nm process at TSMC. The TDP is specified at 28 Watts and therefore the CPU is best used in small multimedia laptops from 13-inch upwards (e.g. like a MacBook Pro 13).

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

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The AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS is a mobile SoC for big laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4600HS integrates six of the eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (12 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips. Compared to the similar named Ryzen 5 4600H, the 4600HS is the power efficient version with a TDP of 35 Watt (10 Watt less).

Due to the two deactivated cores and the slower Turbo clock speed, the Ryzen 5 4600HS should be significantly slower than the Ryzen 7 4800HS. The old top model Ryzen 7 3750H is still clearly slower due to the four Zen+ cores. Compared to the competition, the Intel Core i7-8850H (6-core Coffee Lake 2.6 - 4.3 GHz) should offer a similar performance.

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 6 integrated graphics card with 6 CUs and up to 1500 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 35 Watt (default). Although the TDP is 10 Watt lower than the Ryzen 5 4600H, the chip is still intended for big and relatively heavy laptops. 

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ModelIntel Core i7-1068G7AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
SeriesIntel Ice LakeAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameIce Lake URenoir-HS (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-HS (Zen 2)
Intel Core i7-1068G7 « 2.3 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1034G1 compare0.8 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS compare2.9 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS « 3 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
Clock2300 - 4100 MHz3000 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB3 MB
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 86 / 12
TDP28 Watt35 Watt
Technology10 nm7 nm
FeaturesAVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
iGPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
max. Temp.105 °C
SocketFP6

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1173 Points (49%)
1100 Points (46%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4449 Points (8%)
6345 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4630 Points (46%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
20170 Points (22%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-1068G7 → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS → 118% n=2

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