AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, PassMark, RealBench, 7zip, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, 3DMark, SuperPi, Blender, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900U or AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS.

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 4900HS

56%

Ryzen 9 4900U

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 4900HS

54%

Ryzen 9 4900U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.2	94.6
Valorant	109.3	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.2	60.2
Apex Legends	102.8	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	82.0	80.6
Overwatch	88.5	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.4	74.1
DOOM Eternal	54.7	53.7
Warzone	85.3	83.8
Assassin's Creed	91.8	90.3
Valheim	90.7	89.2

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: 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 4900HS

118%

Ryzen 9 4900U

267%

To make a final 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 Ryzen 9 4900U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 4900HS as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 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 4900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	200	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1918	1398
Cinbench 20 Single-core	495	503
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4315	3307
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1246	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11006	10053

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	2636	2015
Multi-Core	19763	21586

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1239	1203
Multi-Core	8032	6431

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP6
Core name	Renoir	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	4
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography		7 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency		4266
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache		8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 4900HS is 33% better than Ryzen 9 4900U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 4900HS is better: 19
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is better: 13
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS and AMD Ryzen 9 4900U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900U specs and review.