Core i5-11400H vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads
12.31
+20.9%
Core i5-11400H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads
10.18

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking561686
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Tiger Lake
Architecture codenameRenoir (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date7 March 2020 (4 years ago)11 May 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price$1339 no data

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-11400H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 4900HS 12.31
+20.9%
i5-11400H 10.18

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 19046
+21%
i5-11400H 15741

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 21% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 1453
i5-11400H 1820
+25.3%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 25% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 6377
+0.4%
i5-11400H 6352

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 5866
i5-11400H 8712
+48.5%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 49% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 37938
i5-11400H 39096
+3.1%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 3% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 12448
+3.4%
i5-11400H 12043

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 3% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 3.28
+107%
i5-11400H 6.8

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 107% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 18
+24.4%
i5-11400H 15

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 24% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 1863
+45.9%
i5-11400H 1277

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 46% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 193
i5-11400H 218
+13%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 13% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 2.23
i5-11400H 2.5
+12.1%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 12% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 11.2
+37.4%
i5-11400H 8.2

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 37% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 4548
i5-11400H 5571
+22.5%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 22% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 223
+22.4%
i5-11400H 182

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 22% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 4900HS 106
+51.6%
i5-11400H 70

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-11400H by 52% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 12.31 10.18
Recency 7 March 2020 11 May 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

The Ryzen 9 4900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11400H in performance tests.


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