AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 4900H vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, Blender, WPrime, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Furmark, 7zip, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Gears 5, SuperPi, RealBench, MATLAB, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 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%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 4900H

54%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

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 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	108.6
Valorant	108.9	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	69.1
Apex Legends	102.4	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	92.6
Overwatch	88.2	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	85.2
DOOM Eternal	54.4	61.7
Warzone	84.9	96.3
Assassin's Creed	91.5	103.7
Valheim	90.4	102.5

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 4900H

87%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Ryzen 9 4900H is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 145W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1937	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4332	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11061	18061

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2756	1916
Multi-Core	19148	18383

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	1183	910
Multi-Core	7670	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 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 in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP6	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Renoir	Broadwell
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	4
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Bus rate		9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	145 W
Memory type		DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory		15 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		45 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
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 30% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 10 more core than Ryzen 9 4900H. 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 Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 25
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 4900H and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 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.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.