i5-4460S vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Core i5-4460S by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 867 | 1964 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.58 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.94 | 1.72 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (Zen 2) (2020) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 7 March 2020 (6 years ago) | 11 May 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 177 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FCLGA1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S 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 Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-4266 | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | 1920x1200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-4460S.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | Up to 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.73 | 2.65 |
| Integrated graphics card | 8.34 | 1.70 |
| Recency | 7 March 2020 | 11 May 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 9 4900HS has a 305% higher aggregate performance score, 391% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 214% more advanced lithography process, and 86% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-4460S in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook processor while Core i5-4460S is a desktop one.
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