AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs Intel Core i5-11400F

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs Intel Core i5-11400F and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like MATLAB, PassMark, Handbrake, AIDA64, 3DMark, Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 7zip, Furmark, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11400F 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%

Core i5-11400F

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 4900H

54%

Core i5-11400F

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	98.4
Valorant	108.9	111.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	62.6
Apex Legends	102.4	105.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	83.9
Overwatch	88.2	90.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	77.1
DOOM Eternal	54.4	55.9
Warzone	84.9	87.2
Assassin's Creed	91.5	93.9
Valheim	90.4	92.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So 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 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%

Core i5-11400F

118%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11400F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 4900H since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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	Intel Core i5-11400F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	180
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1937	1726
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	421
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4332	3865
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1099
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11061	10233

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	Intel Core i5-11400F
Single-Core	2756	2451
Multi-Core	19148	18669

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	Intel Core i5-11400F
Single-Core	1183	2309
Multi-Core	7670	10184

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest 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	Intel Core i5-11400F
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Rocket Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	11
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4-3200
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth		50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 4900H is 21% better than Core i5-11400F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 4900H has 2 more core than Core i5-11400F. 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11400F is better: 21
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and Intel Core i5-11400F before deciding 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.

Intel Core i5-11400F - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11400F specs and review.