AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS and AMD Ryzen 9 4900H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3220 vs 2709
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20691 vs 19163

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jan 2021 vs 16 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3220 vs 2709
PassMark - CPU mark	20691 vs 19163

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8370 vs 6087

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8370 vs 6087

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3220

2709

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20691

19163

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6087

8370

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3220	2709
PassMark - CPU mark	20691	19163
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6087	8370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Jan 2021	16 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	687	710
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI