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AMD Ryzen 7 4800H vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

► remove from comparison AMD R7 4800H

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is a Renoir APU designed for larger, more powerful laptops with room for better termals. The Ryzen features eight Zen 2 cores running at 2.9 GHz (base clock speed) to 4.2 GHz (Boost). The CPU also has 8 MB of L3 cache and a Vega series integrated GPU. Thread-doubling SMT tech is enabled in this processor, allowing for up to 16 concurrent processing threads.

Architecture

Ryzen 7 4800H is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and in part thanks to this fact AMD promises an up to 2x higher performance-per-watt figure compared to Ryzen 3000 series mobile APUs. This isn't the only noteworthy change however as Zen 2 architecture is leagues ahead of the outgoing Zen+ when it comes to single-core performance. Renoir family processors feature up to 8 CPU cores compared to 4 cores of the previous generation mobile AMD CPUs.

A 4800H will work with dual-channel DDR4-3200 or quad-channel LPDDR4-4266 RAM. The important difference between desktop Ryzen 4000 and mobile Ryzen 4000 processors is that the latter do not have PCI-Express 4.0 support, meaning those blazing-fast NVMe SSDs will be limited to a throughput of 3.9 GB/s.

The Ryzen 7 gets soldered straight to the motherboard (FP6 socket) and is thus not user-replaceable. Please go to our Renoir processor family hub for more information on these CPUs.

Performance

The average 4800H in our database is in the same league as the Core i7-11850H, the Core i7-1360P and also the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This highlights just how great of a job Renoir designers did, back in the day.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term power limit of 45 W, the MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK is among the fastest laptops built around the 4800H that we know of. It can be more than 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

Ryzen 7 4800H features the Radeon RX Vega 7, a 7 CU integrated graphics adapter running at up to 1,600 MHz. The iGPU's underlying architecture is fairly old as of 2021, yet its 448 shaders will let you play many games of 2020 and 2021 as long as you stick to reasonable resolutions and presets. F1 2021 runs well at medium quality, 1080p resolution, to give you an example. A Vega 7 can be as fast as a GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, or as slow as an 80 EU Iris Xe; this depends on the benchmark as well as on cooling system performance and TDP settings of a laptop as mentioned above. As the iGPU has no VRAM of its own, it is paramount that fast system RAM is used.

The Vega definitely supports UHD 2160p monitors at 60 Hz. This iGPU is capable of hardware decoding AVC, HEVC and VP9-encoded videos. There is no AV1 support to be found here though. Such a video will have to be SW-decoded leading to much lower energy efficiency.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W. Laptop makers are allowed to change that to anything between 35 W and 54 W, with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. The Ryzen 7 4800HS is a 35 W edition of the Ryzen 7 4800H that trades away a bit of performance for lower power consumption. In both cases, an active cooling solution is a must.

Both the 4800H and the 4800HS are built with TSMC's 7 nm process for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

► remove from comparison AMD R9 4900H

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900H is a mobile SoC for big laptops based on the Renoir architecture. At the time of announcement in March 2020 it is the fastest model of the 4000H series. The R9 4900H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to  4.4 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured in the modern 7 nm process at TSMC and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips

According to our information, the Ryzen 9 4900H is only slightly faster than the Ryzen 7 4800H. The CPU is clocked 400 MHz (base +14%) to 200 MHz (boost +5%) higher, but the gains greatly depend on the cooling and TDP settings. Compared to Intel chips, the i9-9980HK top model should be comparable. That means the Ryzen 9 4900H should be able to handle all demanding tasks and gaming.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics card with 8 CUs. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 12 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 45 Watt (default). That means the chip is intended for big and relatively heavy laptops.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 4800HAMD Ryzen 9 4900H
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameRenoir-H (Zen 2)Renoir-H (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-H (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H3.3 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H « 2.9 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H compare3 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H « 3.3 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H2.9 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H compare3 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
Clock2900 - 4200 MHz3300 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4800H
35.1 pt (49%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 4900H
35.4 pt (49%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9644     avg: 10889     median: 11135.5 (10%)     max: 11642 Points
min: 11416     avg: 11604     median: 11604 (11%)     max: 11792 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1248     avg: 1254     median: 1253.5 (53%)     max: 1259 Points
min: 1290     avg: 1294     median: 1294 (55%)     max: 1298 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 462     avg: 482.1     median: 485 (54%)     max: 491 Points
min: 482     avg: 493.5     median: 493.5 (55%)     max: 505 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3692     avg: 4275     median: 4339.5 (11%)     max: 4663 Points
min: 4233     avg: 4409     median: 4409 (11%)     max: 4585 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1652     avg: 1859     median: 1854 (12%)     max: 1995 Points
min: 1886     avg: 1927     median: 1926.5 (12%)     max: 1967 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 186     avg: 188     median: 188 (57%)     max: 191 Points
min: 192     avg: 193     median: 193 (58%)     max: 194 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 19.95     avg: 21     median: 21.1 (27%)     max: 21.92 Points
23 Points (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.16     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (54%)     max: 2.19 Points
2.2 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 5643     avg: 5684     median: 5684 (34%)     max: 5725 Points
5946 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 37236     avg: 37276     median: 37276 (27%)     max: 37316 Points
40253 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 61208     avg: 62934     median: 62933.5 (44%)     max: 64659 Points
65380 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 9712     avg: 9782     median: 9781.5 (12%)     max: 9851 Points
10173 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
90.9 s (1%)
82.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
3.2 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4601 Points (7%)
4297 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 44827     avg: 49860     median: 50075 (29%)     max: 53883 MIPS
48976 MIPS (28%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4575     avg: 4678     median: 4686 (56%)     max: 4743 MIPS
4727 MIPS (57%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 101.5     avg: 102.7     median: 102.7 (36%)     max: 103.9 fps
111 fps (39%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 209     avg: 215.6     median: 215.6 (50%)     max: 222.2 fps
215 fps (50%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 10.8     avg: 12.6     median: 12.8 (22%)     max: 14.1 fps
12.9 fps (23%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.3 GB/s (27%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 248     avg: 266     median: 262 (2%)     max: 299 Seconds
247.3 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.562     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.603 sec
0.6 sec (12%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 12018     avg: 12683     median: 12683 (27%)     max: 13348 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.8 s (2%)
9.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
22.6 s (1%)
24.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
564 s (3%)
729 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 51446     avg: 57673     median: 57672.5 (50%)     max: 63899 Points
64532 Points (57%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11401     avg: 14657     median: 15160 (41%)     max: 15838 Points
12199 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 60191     avg: 61331     median: 61331 (50%)     max: 62471 Points
63266 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 59769     avg: 62130     median: 62130 (50%)     max: 64491 Points
63416 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 65802     avg: 66827     median: 67127 (57%)     max: 67553 Points
69343 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13135     avg: 15479     median: 15669 (40%)     max: 16818 Points
15719 Points (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19980     avg: 21647     median: 21847 (39%)     max: 22687 Points
20613 Points (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6255     avg: 8706     median: 8925 (38%)     max: 9631 Points
6523 Points (27%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1154     avg: 1188     median: 1191 (50%)     max: 1207 Points
min: 1230     avg: 1232     median: 1231.5 (52%)     max: 1233 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5920     avg: 7725     median: 7955 (14%)     max: 8672 Points
min: 7224     avg: 8012     median: 8012 (14%)     max: 8800 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1177     avg: 1184     median: 1184 (5%)     max: 1191 Points
1237 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6027     avg: 7108     median: 7108 (22%)     max: 8189 Points
7624 Points (24%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4808     avg: 4950     median: 4949.5 (49%)     max: 5091 Points
5287 Points (53%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 23108     avg: 26453     median: 26453 (29%)     max: 29798 Points
28402 Points (32%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 783     avg: 826     median: 791 (1%)     max: 1220 ms
767 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 37080     avg: 43309     median: 43309 (39%)     max: 49538 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 204     avg: 217.7     median: 218.5 (46%)     max: 229 Points
227 Points (47%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 62     avg: 76.6     median: 83 (14%)     max: 84.9 Watt
73.2 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 81     avg: 84     median: 84 (15%)     max: 86.9 Watt
105.3 Watt (19%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 20.9     avg: 22.1     median: 22.1 (16%)     max: 23.3 Points per Watt
18.7 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4800H → 100% n=44

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 4900H → 101% n=44

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