Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
12.28
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
29.51
+140%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking587137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codenameRenoir (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date7 March 2020 (4 years ago)8 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799
Current price$1339 $371 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache512 KB1 MB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB64 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X. 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/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version3.04.0

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 4900HS 12.28
Ryzen 9 5950X 29.51
+140%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 140% based on our aggregate 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 18987
Ryzen 9 5950X 45648
+140%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 140% 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 1448
Ryzen 9 5950X 2191
+51.3%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 51% 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 6370
Ryzen 9 5950X 12118
+90.2%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 90% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
+14%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 14% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+49.3%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 49% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+41.8%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 42% 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
+29%
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 29% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+163%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 163% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 4324
+132%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 132% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+38.1%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 38% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+38.1%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 38% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 26
+132%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 132% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+180%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 180% in WinRAR 4.0.

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
Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+100%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 100% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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
Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+48%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by 48% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.28 29.51
Recency 7 March 2020 8 October 2020
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900HS has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has a 140.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 4900HS in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


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