Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
12.34
+82%

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Xeon E5-1650 v3 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6411035
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency32.284.43
Architecture codenameRenoir (Zen 2) (2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date16 March 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data0 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size156 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C67 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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
SocketFP6FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3 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 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 12.34
+82%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 6.78

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 4900HS 18960
+81.9%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 10424

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 9 4900HS 1439
+19%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 1209

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 9 4900HS 6364
+15.7%
Xeon E5-1650 v3 5501

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.34 6.78
Recency 16 March 2020 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900HS has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 4900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1650 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1650 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon E5-1650 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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