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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

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: 19149 vs 15412

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	19149 vs 15412

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

15412

19149

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918	2707
PassMark - CPU mark	15412	19149
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	673	715
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
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	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™)