Ryzen 9 4900HS vs Ryzen 5 3600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17
Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
11.92
+6.7%

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702653
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency16.2632.23
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Renoir (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)7 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-4266
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.17
Ryzen 9 4900HS 11.92
+6.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 17742
Ryzen 9 4900HS 18937
+6.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 1614
+12.2%
Ryzen 9 4900HS 1438

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 6913
+9.2%
Ryzen 9 4900HS 6333

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 3600 1568
Ryzen 9 4900HS 1863
+18.8%

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 192
Ryzen 9 4900HS 193
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 11.92
Recency 7 July 2019 7 March 2020
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900HS has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 9 4900HS.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook one.


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