i5-13600K vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 4900HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
11.93
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.86
+100%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Ryzen 9 4900HS by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking645211
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.69
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency32.2612.48
Architecture codenameRenoir (Zen 2) (2020)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date7 March 2020 (4 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier3035
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K 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
SocketFP6FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K 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 Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 11.93
i5-13600K 23.86
+100%

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 18943
i5-13600K 37895
+100%

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
i5-13600K 2703
+87.8%

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 6349
i5-13600K 15107
+138%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 5866
i5-13600K 10755
+83.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 37938
i5-13600K 68880
+81.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 12448
i5-13600K 17627
+41.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 3.28
i5-13600K 2.52
+30.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 18
i5-13600K 42
+132%

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
i5-13600K 3642
+95.5%

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
i5-13600K 288
+49%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 2.23
i5-13600K 3.47
+55.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 11.2
i5-13600K 19.1
+70.5%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 4900HS 106
i5-13600K 199
+87.5%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 4900HS 223
i5-13600K 388
+73.8%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 4900HS 4548
i5-13600K 10967
+141%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 4900HS 7675
i5-13600K 16671
+117%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 4900HS 297
+120%
i5-13600K 135

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 4900HS 1218
i5-13600K 1973
+62%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 4900HS 4634
i5-13600K 6378
+37.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 4900HS 48577
i5-13600K 89587
+84.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.93 23.86
Integrated graphics card 9.04 6.15
Recency 7 March 2020 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 9 4900HS has 47% faster integrated GPU, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-13600K, on the other hand, has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 4900HS in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 4900HS is a notebook processor while Core i5-13600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 4900HS and Core i5-13600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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