Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i7-1260U vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, 7zip, AIDA64, Handbrake, 3DMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, RealBench, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900H or Intel Core i7-1260U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-1260U

55%

Ryzen 9 4900H

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1260U

54%

Ryzen 9 4900H

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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 other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.1	95.8
Valorant	108.1	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	61.0
Apex Legends	101.6	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	81.7
Overwatch	87.5	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.6	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.0	54.4
Warzone	84.3	84.9
Assassin's Creed	90.8	91.5
Valheim	89.7	90.4

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: 4K, 2K 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

Core i7-1260U

463%

Ryzen 9 4900H

87%

To make a final decision 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 Core i7-1260U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 4900H as it consumes less power: 9W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach 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 check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since 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 i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	230	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1691	1937
Cinbench 20 Single-core	554	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3839	4332
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1297	1284
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12654	11061

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

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Single-Core	3035	2756
Multi-Core	17715	19148

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

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Single-Core	1251	1183
Multi-Core	6947	7670

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-1260U	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	2
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	45 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 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 66% better than Core i7-1260U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1260U has 2 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 Intel Core i7-1260U is better: 16
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900H is better: 18
Although it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-1260U and AMD Ryzen 9 4900H before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-1260U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-1260U specs and review.

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.