AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and AMD Ryzen 9 4900H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2706 vs 2436
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19169 vs 13445

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2020 vs 6 Jan 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2706 vs 2436
PassMark - CPU mark	19169 vs 13445

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2436

2706

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13445

19169

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2436	2706
PassMark - CPU mark	13445	19169
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	16 Mar 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000105
Place in performance rating	814	775
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	6
Graphics max frequency	1500 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	35-54 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)