AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

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

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 4900H

54%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Monster Hunter World, Control, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	96.0
Valorant	108.9	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	61.1
Apex Legends	102.4	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	81.9
Overwatch	88.2	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	75.3
DOOM Eternal	54.4	54.6
Warzone	84.9	85.1
Assassin's Creed	91.5	91.7
Valheim	90.4	90.6

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 4900H

87%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

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 3600X since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1937	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4332	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11061	9588

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2756	2651
Multi-Core	19148	18377

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1183	1341
Multi-Core	7670	7891

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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 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	95 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache		32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600X is 13% better than Ryzen 9 4900H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 4900H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3600X. 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: 11
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 21
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 3600X specs and review.