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

Processor comparisons 26-06-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-11400H vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, 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 Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, PassMark, Gears 5, Prime95, Blender, WPrime, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, RealBench, SuperPi, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900U or Intel Core i5-11400H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-11400H

55%

Ryzen 9 4900U

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 4900U is 1% better than Core i5-11400H. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11400H

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 run 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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Control, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	94.6
Valorant	109.1	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	60.2
Apex Legends	102.5	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	80.6
Overwatch	88.4	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	74.1
DOOM Eternal	54.5	53.7
Warzone	85.1	83.8
Assassin's Creed	91.6	90.3
Valheim	90.5	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. 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

Core i5-11400H

128%

Ryzen 9 4900U

267%

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 4900U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11400H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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 programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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

	Intel Core i5-11400H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	185	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1772	1398
Cinbench 20 Single-core	433	503
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3970	3307
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1129	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10508	10053

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

	Intel Core i5-11400H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	2516	2015
Multi-Core	19173	21586

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

	Intel Core i5-11400H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Single-Core	1733	1203
Multi-Core	7844	6431

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-11400H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Announcement date	June 20, 2021	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1787	FP6
Core name	Tiger Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	4
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	4266
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB	2MB
L3 cache	12 MB	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 Core i5-11400H is 25% better than Ryzen 9 4900U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 4900U has 2 more core than Core i5-11400H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11400H is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-11400H and AMD Ryzen 9 4900U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-11400H - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11400H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900U specs and review.