AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2918 vs 2707
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 16 Mar 2020
L3 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2918 vs 2707

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19150 vs 15417
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19150 vs 15417

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2918
2707
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15417
19150
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark 2918 2707
PassMark - CPU mark 15417 19150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8370

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 2
Family AMD Ryzen
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 16 Mar 2020
OPN Tray 100-000000287
Place in performance rating 675 717
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 1 MB
L2 cache 3 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of GPU cores 7 8
Number of threads 12 16
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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 7
Graphics max frequency 1800 MHz
Number of pipelines 448
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 7

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

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)