Ryzen 9 4900H vs Ryzen 7 3800X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3800X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
14.57
+20.8%
Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.06

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 9 4900H by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking487635
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.87no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency13.1321.14
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 7 3800X 14.57
+20.8%
Ryzen 9 4900H 12.06

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 7 3800X 23140
+20.8%
Ryzen 9 4900H 19154

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 7 3800X 1702
+9.8%
Ryzen 9 4900H 1550

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 7 3800X 8226
+22.1%
Ryzen 9 4900H 6738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.57 12.06
Recency 7 July 2019 16 March 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800X has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 9 4900H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 4900H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 3800X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 9 4900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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