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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R9 5900H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.6 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process. The "X" in the name indicates the overclocking capabilities of the CPU.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics adapter with 8 CUs and up to 2100 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5900HX in our database trades blows with Intel's Core i9-11980HK, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While not much faster than the less power-hungry Ryzen 9 5900HS, this is still a great CPU for quality gaming laptops as well as DTRs and high-performance mini-PCs, as of mid 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 80 W, the Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5900HX that we know of. It can be roughly 15% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 9 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R9 5900HX is built with the 7 nm TSMC manufacturing process resulting in decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

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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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 4600U

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4600U integrates six cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.1 (guaranteed base clock) to 4 GHz (Turbo) with SMT / Hyperthreading support (12 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.

With two less cores, the Ryzen 5 4600U is clearly slower than the Ryzen 7 4700U and 4800U in multi threaded workloads. However, it should still beat the fastest 15 Watt Ice Lake Intel Core i7-1065G7 (4 cores, 3.9 GHz). Thanks to the 4 GHz Boost clock, the single core performance should be similar. Therefore, the Ryzen 5 4600U is a very fast 15 Watt CPU and clearly faster than the old Ryzen 7 3700U.

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 15 Watt (default) and can be configured from 10 to 25 Watt by the laptop vendor. That means the chip is intended for thin and light laptops (but with fans).

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 5900HXAMD Ryzen 9 4900HAMD Ryzen 5 4600U
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameCezanne-H (Zen 3)Renoir-H (Zen 2)Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-U (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX « 3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 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 4600H3 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U « 2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4600 MHz3300 - 4400 MHz2100 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB384 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB3 MB
L3 Cache16 MB8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 166 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt15 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm7 nm
Die Size180 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP6FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHADDR4-3200/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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900HX
40.3 pt (56%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 4900H
35.4 pt (49%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 4600U
31.5 pt (44%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10808     avg: 12733     median: 12845 (12%)     max: 14363 Points
min: 11416     avg: 11604     median: 11604 (11%)     max: 11792 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1218     avg: 1474     median: 1488 (63%)     max: 1499 Points
min: 1290     avg: 1294     median: 1294 (55%)     max: 1298 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 471     avg: 574     median: 578.5 (64%)     max: 584 Points
min: 482     avg: 493.5     median: 493.5 (55%)     max: 505 Points
min: 447     avg: 449     median: 447 (50%)     max: 453 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4148     avg: 4937     median: 4978 (12%)     max: 5476 Points
min: 4233     avg: 4409     median: 4409 (11%)     max: 4585 Points
min: 2544     avg: 2628     median: 2544 (6%)     max: 2796 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1337     avg: 2085     median: 2106 (13%)     max: 2267 Points
min: 1886     avg: 1927     median: 1926.5 (12%)     max: 1967 Points
min: 838     avg: 1089     median: 1089 (7%)     max: 1340 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 197     avg: 237.8     median: 240 (72%)     max: 243 Points
min: 192     avg: 193     median: 193 (58%)     max: 194 Points
min: 175     avg: 175.5     median: 175.5 (53%)     max: 176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 22     avg: 24     median: 24.7 (32%)     max: 25.6 Points
23 Points (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (71%)     max: 2.86 Points
2.2 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6294     avg: 6379     median: 6409 (39%)     max: 6452 Points
5946 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36642     avg: 39445     median: 40114 (29%)     max: 42371 Points
40253 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 64320     avg: 70380     median: 72790 (50%)     max: 74772 Points
65380 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11811     avg: 12020     median: 12037 (15%)     max: 12152 Points
10173 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 91.6     avg: 98.7     median: 98.2 (1%)     max: 106.7 s
82.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.308     avg: 3.7     median: 3.5 (1%)     max: 4.4 s
3.2 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4297     avg: 6535     median: 7061 (11%)     max: 7722 Points
4297 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 50673     avg: 58025     median: 58664 (34%)     max: 62503 MIPS
48976 MIPS (28%)
34854 MIPS (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4791     avg: 5707     median: 5750 (69%)     max: 5905 MIPS
4727 MIPS (57%)
4247 MIPS (51%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 112     avg: 120.2     median: 120.2 (42%)     max: 128.35 fps
111 fps (39%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 271.5     avg: 275     median: 275.3 (63%)     max: 278 fps
215 fps (50%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 15.5     median: 15.6 (27%)     max: 17.1 fps
12.9 fps (23%)
8.8 fps (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (30%)     max: 2 GB/s
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.4     avg: 10.5     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 12.3 GB/s
7.4 GB/s (19%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 405     avg: 434     median: 434 (6%)     max: 463 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 219     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
247.3 Seconds (2%)
402 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.48     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.599 sec
0.6 sec (12%)
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13574     avg: 14220     median: 14253.5 (30%)     max: 14746 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.734     avg: 8.2     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 9.46 s
9.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.716     avg: 18.7     median: 17.1 (1%)     max: 24.05 s
24.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 406.505     avg: 491.7     median: 415.6 (2%)     max: 729 s
729 s (3%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
48452 Points (100%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 65434     avg: 69675     median: 67698 (59%)     max: 74775 Points
64532 Points (57%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13940     avg: 16642     median: 16968.5 (46%)     max: 18790 Points
12199 Points (33%)
min: 7925     avg: 9140     median: 9139.5 (25%)     max: 10354 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 47433     avg: 79334     median: 84003 (68%)     max: 88152 Points
63266 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 47461     avg: 79231     median: 84699.5 (69%)     max: 87829 Points
63416 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 87770     avg: 89976     median: 89809.5 (76%)     max: 93052 Points
69343 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 17016     avg: 18108     median: 18009 (46%)     max: 19583 Points
15719 Points (40%)
11149 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17714     avg: 24899     median: 24956 (44%)     max: 27288 Points
20613 Points (37%)
17296 Points (31%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6932     avg: 9224     median: 9448 (40%)     max: 10603 Points
6523 Points (27%)
min: 5152     avg: 5176     median: 5175.5 (22%)     max: 5199 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1271     avg: 1520     median: 1538.5 (65%)     max: 1574 Points
min: 1230     avg: 1232     median: 1231.5 (52%)     max: 1233 Points
1105 Points (47%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7370     avg: 8309     median: 8462 (15%)     max: 9294 Points
min: 7224     avg: 8012     median: 8012 (14%)     max: 8800 Points
5591 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1233     avg: 1460     median: 1485 (6%)     max: 1517 Points
1237 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7327     avg: 8267     median: 8400 (26%)     max: 9053 Points
7624 Points (24%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5249     avg: 6240     median: 6350.5 (63%)     max: 6591 Points
5287 Points (53%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 30451     avg: 33068     median: 33335.5 (37%)     max: 35465 Points
28402 Points (32%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 595     avg: 615     median: 606.5 (1%)     max: 728 ms
767 ms (1%)
851 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 113.2     avg: 117.7     median: 117.7 (1%)     max: 122.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 60762     avg: 67764     median: 71000 (64%)     max: 71530 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215     avg: 218.5     median: 218.5 (63%)     max: 222 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 230     avg: 276.3     median: 279 (58%)     max: 291 Points
227 Points (47%)
199 Points (41%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1402     avg: 1455     median: 1458 (56%)     max: 1501 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37.3     avg: 90.6     median: 91.5 (16%)     max: 119 Watt
73.2 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 58.7     avg: 93.9     median: 91.1 (17%)     max: 138.8 Watt
105.3 Watt (19%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.28     avg: 10.9     median: 9.5 (6%)     max: 18.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 8.45     avg: 10.6     median: 10.3 (11%)     max: 13 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 16.3     avg: 22.9     median: 22.1 (16%)     max: 33 Points per Watt
18.7 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 4900H → 86% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 4600U → 70% n=17

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