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Ryzen 9 4900HS vs Core i5-6400


Description
The 4900HS is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-6400 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 4900HS gets a score of 360.6 k points while the i5-6400 gets 174.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 4900HS is 2.1 times faster than the i5-6400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
860f01
506e3
Core
Renoir
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1140
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/4
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2020
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
53k points
48.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
360.57k points
174.05k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
4900HS
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.87k
21.1k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
21.53k
18.28k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.39k
4.22k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
4.45k (x0.54)
TOTAL
53k
48.05k (x0.91)

Multithread

4900HS

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
124.63k
80.03k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
158.62k
71.1k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
69.79k
16.19k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
6.73k (x0.89)
TOTAL
360.57k
174.05k (x0.48)

Performance/W
4900HS
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3561 points/W
1231 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4532 points/W
1094 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1994 points/W
249 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
215 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
10302 points/W
2678 points/W

Performance/GHz
4900HS
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3457 points/GHz
6394 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5007 points/GHz
5539 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1952 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1910 points/GHz
1348 points/GHz
TOTAL
12326 points/GHz
14560 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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