Ryzen 7 4800HS vs i9-9900K

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9900K
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
11.49
Ryzen 7 4800HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
11.54
+0.4%

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking675672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i9 (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency11.4531.20
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Renoir-HS (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date19 October 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketLGA-1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth44.668 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon Vega 7
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-9900K 11.49
Ryzen 7 4800HS 11.54
+0.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-9900K 18259
Ryzen 7 4800HS 18330
+0.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-9900K 1702
+18.3%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 1439

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-9900K 8049
+33.9%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 6010

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-9900K 7933
+39.1%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 5705

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-9900K 48779
+34.3%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 36313

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-9900K 14282
+11.7%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 12785

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-9900K 3.58
+14.8%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 4.11

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-9900K 21
+7.3%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 20

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-9900K 1979
+16.4%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 1701

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-9900K 212
+13.7%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 187

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-9900K 2.38
+8.7%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 2.19

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-9900K 11.1
+7.8%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 10.3

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-9900K 114
+15.4%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 99

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-9900K 261
+20.3%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 217

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-9900K 7633
+64.4%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 4642

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9900K 8845
+16.2%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 7611

Blender(-)

i9-9900K 224
Ryzen 7 4800HS 284
+26.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9900K 1300
+9.2%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 1191

7-Zip Single

i9-9900K 5411
+16.2%
Ryzen 7 4800HS 4655

7-Zip

i9-9900K 48207
Ryzen 7 4800HS 48392
+0.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.49 11.54
Integrated graphics card 3.09 7.46
Recency 19 October 2018 6 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800HS has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, 141.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-9900K and Ryzen 7 4800HS.

Note that Core i9-9900K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4800HS is a notebook one.


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