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AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS vs Intel Core i5-1038NG7

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

► remove from comparison AMD R9 4900HS

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is a mobile SoC for big laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4900HS integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.3 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 4900HS is only slightly faster than the Ryzen 7 4800HS. The CPU is clocked 100 MHz (base and boost) 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 4900HS should be able to handle all demanding tasks and gaming. Compared to the similar named 45W-version, the Ryzen 9 4900H, the 4900HS is differs in 100 MHz boost and 300 MHz base clock.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics card with most likely 7 CUs. 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). That means the chip is intended for big and relatively heavy laptops. The Ryzen 7 4900HS is the 35 Watt version of the R9 4900H with a 10 Watt lower TDP.

Intel Core i5-1038NG7

► remove from comparison Intel i5-1038NG7

The Intel Core i5-1038NG7 or Core i5-1038G7 is a quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice-Lake-U generation that was announced in Mai 2020 in the refreshed MacBook Pro 13. It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 2 (base) - 3.8 (single core Turbo) GHz. 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 i5-1038G7 is the second fastest 28W model of the Ice Lake family after the Core i7-1068G7.

The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i5-1035G7 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 i5-1038G7 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).

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 4900HSIntel Core i5-1038NG7
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Ice Lake
CodenameRenoir (Zen 2)Ice Lake-U
Clock3000 - 4300 MHz2000 - 3800 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB192 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 MB
L3 Cache8 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 164 / 8
TDP35 Watt28 Watt
Technology7 nm10 nm
max. Temp.105 °C
SocketFP6
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTAVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1050 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Series: Ice Lake Ice Lake-U
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 « 2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-1065G7 compare1.3 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1035G7 compare1.2 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1035G4 compare1.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-1035G1 compare1 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-1005G1 compare1.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 4900HS
35.2 pt (49%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-1038NG7
30.1 pt (42%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
495 Points (55%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4288 Points (10%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1863 Points (12%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
193 Points (58%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
18.2 Points (24%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5866 Points (35%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
37938 Points (27%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
88.2 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4548 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
48577 MIPS (28%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4634 MIPS (55%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
106 fps (37%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
223 fps (51%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
12.2 fps (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.2 GB/s (29%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
297 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.7 sec (15%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
12448 Points (26%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
21.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
547 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
57045 Points (50%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15184 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
63010 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
62786 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
67850 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
15900 Points (40%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
21873 Points (39%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8966 Points (38%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1218 Points (51%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7675 Points (14%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5372 Points (54%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
30230 Points (33%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
894 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
38616 Points (35%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
180 Points (38%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
104.2 Watt (18%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
104.5 Watt (19%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
17.8 Points per Watt (13%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS → 100% n=29

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-1038NG7 → 73% n=29

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)