Ultra 5 226V vs Ryzen 9 4900H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.06
+1.2%
Core Ultra 5 226V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
11.92

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Core Ultra 5 226V by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking644652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency21.1466.36
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date16 March 2020 (4 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V 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)
Performance-coresno data4
Low Power Efficient-coresno data4
Threads168
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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 9 4900H 12.06
+1.2%
Ultra 5 226V 11.92

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 9 4900H 19149
+1.1%
Ultra 5 226V 18938

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 4900H 8012
Ultra 5 226V 8704
+8.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 4900H 247
Ultra 5 226V 355
+43.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 4900H 1232
Ultra 5 226V 1852
+50.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 4900H 4727
Ultra 5 226V 5305
+12.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 4900H 48976
+48%
Ultra 5 226V 33099

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.06 11.92
Integrated graphics card 9.06 11.64
Recency 16 March 2020 24 September 2024
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900H has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Ultra 5 226V, on the other hand, has 28.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 217.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 4900H and Core Ultra 5 226V.


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