Ryzen 5 4500 vs Ryzen 9 4900H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
12.06
+18.9%
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.14

Ryzen 9 4900H outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking644768
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency21.1414.76
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date16 March 2020 (4 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500 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 speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500 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)54 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900H and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 4900H 12.06
+18.9%
Ryzen 5 4500 10.14

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 4900H 19149
+18.8%
Ryzen 5 4500 16114

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 4900H 1550
Ryzen 5 4500 1559
+0.6%

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 4900H 6733
+8.4%
Ryzen 5 4500 6209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.06 10.14
Recency 16 March 2020 4 April 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900H has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Ryzen 9 4900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.


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