AMD Ryzen 9 4900U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.4 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U uses the AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.75 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP6
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
6428
6428
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
6422
6422
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
6422
6422
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
6422
6422
Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
6421
6421

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
3305
3305
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
3299
3299
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
3292
3292
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
3247
3247
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
3204
3204

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
1404
1404
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
1404
1404
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1384
1384
Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1382
1382
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
1381
1381

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1286
1286
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
1283
1283
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1279
1279
AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 2.75 GHz
1277
1277
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1274
1274

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1206
1206
Intel Xeon W-2225
4C 8T @ 4.1 GHz
1203
1203
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1203
1203
Intel Xeon W-2225
4C 8T @ 4.1 GHz
1203
1203
Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1202
1202

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
501
501
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
501
501
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
501
501
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
501
501
Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
501
501