AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Microsoft Surface Edition vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Microsoft Surface Edition and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Microsoft Surface Edition has more cores (6 vs 4) and more threads (12 vs 8).

At the same time, AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U has a higher base clock (2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz) and a higher maximum integrated graphics clock (1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz).

Both processors match on: maximum clock (4 GHz), L3 cache (8 MB), TDP (15 W), process node (7 nm), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 4680U Microsoft Surface EditionAMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
Cores / threads 6 / 12 4 / 8
Max boost clock 4 GHz 4 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
TDP 15 W 15 W
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Integrated graphics Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Microsoft Surface Edition AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
General
Codename Renoir Cezanne
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Launch date 04/13/2021 03/16/2021
Unlocked for overclocking No No
Operating system support Windows Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
CPU
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Base clock 2.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Max boost clock 4 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB —
L2 cache 3 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
TDP 15 W 15 W
Configurable TDP 10–25 W —
Memory
Memory types LPDDR4 DDR4, LPDDR4
Memory channels 2 —
Max memory speed 4.267 GHz 3.2 GHz
Graphics
Integrated graphics Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics max frequency 1.5 GHz 1.6 GHz
Graphics units 7 6
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FP6 FP6
TJUNCTION 105 °C 105 °C
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD "Zen" Core Architecture, AMD FreeSync Technology, DirectX 12 Technology —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) — 100-000000291

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