Ryzen 9 4900H vs i7-9750HF

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9750HF
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.82
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.29
+80.2%

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Core i7-9750HF by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1028634
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency14.0825.37
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H 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 Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750HF and Ryzen 9 4900H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-9750HF 6.82
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.29
+80.2%

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.

i7-9750HF 10625
Ryzen 9 4900H 19150
+80.2%

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.

i7-9750HF 1362
Ryzen 9 4900H 1549
+13.7%

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.

i7-9750HF 4853
Ryzen 9 4900H 6736
+38.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.82 12.29
Recency 23 April 2019 16 March 2020
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 9 4900H has a 80.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9750HF in performance tests.


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