AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS 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 5900HX

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3196 vs 2604
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22597 vs 19046

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 7 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3196 vs 2604
PassMark - CPU mark	22597 vs 19046

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 26% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8230 vs 6544

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8230 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3196

2604

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22597

19046

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

8230

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3196	2604
PassMark - CPU mark	22597	19046
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6544	8230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	7 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	665	819
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.0 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	4.3 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	DDR4-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
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