Apple M1 vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
11.92
+131%

Ryzen 9 4900HS outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6531207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency32.23no data
Architecture codenameRenoir (Zen 2) (2020)no data
Release date16 March 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1 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)
Threads168
Base clock speed3 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache512 KB2 MB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266no data
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 card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Apple M1.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 11.92
+131%
Apple M1 5.17

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 18937
+131%
Apple M1 8207

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 1863
+73.8%
Apple M1 1072

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.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 193
Apple M1 208
+7.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.92 5.17
Integrated graphics card 9.05 14.49
Recency 16 March 2020 10 November 2020
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

Ryzen 9 4900HS has a 130.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Apple M1, on the other hand, has 60.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 4900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.


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