AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, WPrime, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, 7zip, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Blender, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Handbrake.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Grand Theft Auto V
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or AMD Ryzen 9 4900H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 4900H

55%

Ryzen 5 3600

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 4900H

54%

Ryzen 5 3600

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	94.7
Valorant	108.9	107.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	60.3
Apex Legends	102.4	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	80.7
Overwatch	88.2	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	74.3
DOOM Eternal	54.4	53.8
Warzone	84.9	83.9
Assassin's Creed	91.5	90.4
Valheim	90.4	89.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 4900H

87%

Ryzen 5 3600

63%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 4900H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600 as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1937	1578
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4332	3689
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1253
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11061	9412

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	2756	2611
Multi-Core	19148	17872

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	1183	1238
Multi-Core	7670	6578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		7 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache		32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000031 100-100000031BOX 100-100000031MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600 is 8% better than Ryzen 9 4900H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 4900H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900H is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 specs and review.