AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS vs Intel Core i7-9750HF Comparison

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS and Intel Core i7-9750HF are both mobile processors, but the recorded data shows they occupy very different positions in practice. The 4900HS, an 8-core Zen 2 design built on TSMC's 7 nm node, dominates multi-core workloads, more than doubling the i7-9750HF's Cinebench R15 multi-core score while drawing less power on paper. The 6-core Coffee Lake i7-9750HF, fabricated on Intel's 14 nm process, still holds one single-threaded card: it edges ahead in Geekbench single-core. This is a comparison of a newer, denser architecture against an older, end-of-life part with a higher clock ceiling.

FAQ

Q: Which CPU wins more benchmarks in the head-to-head data?

A: The Ryzen 9 4900HS wins 3 of the 4 direct comparisons. It takes Cinebench R15 multi-core, Cinebench R15 single-core, and Geekbench multi-core, while the Core i7-9750HF wins Geekbench single-core.

Q: How large is the multi-core gap?

A: The biggest margin in the dataset is Cinebench R15 multi-core, where the 4900HS scores 1863 against 876, a 112.7% advantage. Geekbench multi-core shows a 43% gap, 6926 versus 4844.

Q: Does the Intel chip win anything?

A: Yes. In Geekbench single-core the i7-9750HF scores 1365 against 1311 for the 4900HS, a 4% lead, consistent with its higher 4.50 GHz boost clock.

Q: Are both chips still in production?

A: No. The Ryzen 9 4900HS is listed as Active, while the Core i7-9750HF is listed as End-of-life.

Q: Does either processor include integrated graphics?

A: The 4900HS includes Radeon Graphics with 512 shader processors. The i7-9750HF has no integrated graphics listed in the database, marking it as a variant that requires a discrete GPU.

Q: Which socket does each use?

A: The AMD chip uses Socket FP6 and the Intel chip uses BGA 1440, so neither is socket-compatible with the other or upgradeable in the usual sense.

Architecture Differences

These processors come from different architectural eras. The Ryzen 9 4900HS is a Zen 2 design, codenamed Renoir, manufactured by TSMC on a 7 nm process. The Core i7-9750HF belongs to Intel's Coffee Lake family, specifically the Coffee Lake-HR codename, manufactured in-house on a 14 nm node. That process gap is one of the defining features of this matchup: AMD's denser node packs 9,800 million transistors into a 156 mm² die, while Intel's transistor count is not recorded and its die measures 149 mm².

The core counts diverge sharply. AMD ships 8 cores and 16 threads; Intel ships 6 cores and 12 threads. Thread count alone explains much of the multi-core gap recorded in the benchmarks. Cache design also differs in philosophy. The 4900HS pairs a larger 512 KB of L2 per core with a smaller 8 MB shared L3. The i7-9750HF halves L2 to 256 KB per core but carries a larger 12 MB shared L3. Both share the same 64 KB per-core L1.

Memory support is similar, with both handling dual-channel DDR4, though the AMD platform records higher bandwidth at 51.2 GB/s versus 42.7 GB/s. Both support PCIe Gen 3 and neither supports ECC memory. One genuine feature split is graphics: the 4900HS integrates Radeon Graphics with 512 shader processors, while the i7-9750HF ships without integrated graphics and therefore depends on a discrete graphics solution in any laptop built around it.

Where Each One Wins

The Ryzen 9 4900HS owns every throughput-oriented scenario in the data. Rendering workloads are its strongest suit, with the 112.7% Cinebench R15 multi-core lead illustrating what 16 threads and the Zen 2 architecture can do against 12 threads on an older node. Geekbench multi-core, a broader system-level throughput test, lands 43% in AMD's favor. Any workload that scales across threads, such as video encoding, code compilation, or batch rendering, favors the 4900HS decisively based on these results. Its Cinebench R15 single-core win, 193 against 123, shows it is not solely a multi-core specialist either.

The i7-9750HF's lone win is Geekbench single-core at 1365 versus 1311. That 4% margin aligns with its 4.50 GHz boost clock, the highest boost figure between the two chips. For lightly threaded applications where one fast core does most of the work, the recorded data indicates the Intel part remains competitive. Its additional Cinebench R20 and R23 results, 3652 and 8696 multi-core, and 515 and 1227 single-core, provide context but no direct counterpart scores from the AMD chip in the database.

In the broader database rankings, the two sit nearly side by side: the 4900HS sits in the 49th percentile with an average benchmark score of 2573, and the i7-9750HF sits in the 50th percentile at 2662. That aggregate closeness, however, masks the sharp splits in individual tests.

Specification Differences

The clearest spec-sheet contrasts between the two:

• Cores and threads: 8 cores / 16 threads (4900HS) versus 6 cores / 12 threads (9750HF)
• Process node: 7 nm TSMC versus 14 nm Intel
• Base clock: 3.00 GHz versus 2.60 GHz
• Boost clock: 4.30 GHz versus 4.50 GHz
• TDP: 35 W versus 45 W
• L2 cache: 512 KB per core versus 256 KB per core
• L3 cache: 8 MB shared versus 12 MB shared
• Memory bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s versus 42.7 GB/s
• Integrated graphics: Radeon Graphics 512SP versus none
• Socket: FP6 versus BGA 1440
• Status: Active versus End-of-life
• Release date: the 4900HS arrived later, in 2020, versus 2019 for the i7-9750HF

The TDP figure stands out. AMD delivers its higher core count and superior multi-core results within a lower 35 W envelope, compared with Intel's 45 W. Neither chip has an unlocked multiplier.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 multi-core is the statement result of this comparison: 1863 for the Ryzen 9 4900HS against 876 for the Core i7-9750HF, a 112.7% margin. The 4900HS delivers more than double the rendering throughput, and the doubling of thread count combined with the newer architecture explains nearly all of it.

Cinebench R15 single-core goes to AMD as well, 193 versus 123, a 56.9% gap. This is a striking result given Intel's higher boost clock, and it underscores how much single-threaded performance the 7 nm Zen 2 generation recovered.

Geekbench multi-core again favors AMD, 6926 to 4844, a 43% advantage. The margin is smaller than in Cinebench because Geekbench's workload mix includes many bursty, lightly threaded tests, but the 16-thread advantage still carries the day.

The Intel chip's counterpunch arrives in Geekbench single-core: 1365 versus 1311, a 4% win. It is the only result in the dataset where the i7-9750HF finishes ahead, and it is consistent with its 4.50 GHz boost clock being the highest of the pair.

The overall verdict from the recorded data is unambiguous. The Ryzen 9 4900HS wins 3 of 4 head-to-head tests, does so within a lower 35 W TDP, and adds integrated Radeon graphics the Intel part lacks. The i7-9750HF's single Geekbench single-core win and its extra Cinebench R20 and R23 entries give it a narrow lightly threaded case, but on throughput, efficiency on paper, and platform features, the database favors the 4900HS decisively.