Ryzen 5 220 vs Ryzen 9 4900H
Ryzen 5 220
Ryzen 9 4900H
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Performance Per Dollar Ryzen 5 220
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Performance Comparison
About PassMark🏆 Chipversus Verdict
🚀 Performance Leadership
| Insight | Ryzen 5 220 | Ryzen 9 4900H |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | ✅ Superior gaming performance | ❌ Lower gaming performance |
| Workstation | ❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks | ✅ Better multi-core power |
| Price | ⚠️ Higher cost ($150) | ✅ More affordable ($0) |
| Longevity | ✨ Modern (Hawk Point (2024−2025) / 4 nm) | ✨ Modern (Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) / 7 nm) |
💎 Value Proposition
| Insight | Ryzen 5 220 | Ryzen 9 4900H |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency | ❌ Lower cost efficiency |
| Upfront Cost | ⚠️ Higher cost ($150) | ✅ More affordable ($0) |
Performance Check
To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.
Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.
Technical Specifications
Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 5 220 and Ryzen 9 4900H
Ryzen 5 220
The Ryzen 5 220 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago). It is based on the Hawk Point (2024−2025) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.2 GHz, with boost up to 4.9 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 4 nm process technology. Socket: FP8. Thermal design power (TDP): 28 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 18,762 points. Launch price was $299.
Ryzen 9 4900H
The Ryzen 9 4900H is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 16 March 2020 (5 years ago). It is based on the Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 3.3 GHz, with boost up to 4.4 GHz. L3 cache: 8 MB (total). L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: FP6. Thermal design power (TDP): 54 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 18,887 points. Launch price was $299.
Processing Power
The Ryzen 5 220 packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the Ryzen 9 4900H offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Ryzen 9 4900H has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.9 GHz on the Ryzen 5 220 versus 4.4 GHz on the Ryzen 9 4900H — a 10.8% clock advantage for the Ryzen 5 220 (base: 3.2 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The Ryzen 5 220 uses the Hawk Point (2024−2025) architecture (4 nm), while the Ryzen 9 4900H uses Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) (7 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 5 220 scores 18,762 against the Ryzen 9 4900H's 18,887 — a 0.7% lead for the Ryzen 9 4900H. L3 cache: 16 MB (total) on the Ryzen 5 220 vs 8 MB (total) on the Ryzen 9 4900H.
| Feature | Ryzen 5 220 | Ryzen 9 4900H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16+33% |
| Boost Clock | 4.9 GHz+11% | 4.4 GHz |
| Base Clock | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz+3% |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB (total)+100% | 8 MB (total) |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB (per core)+100% | 512 kB (per core) |
| Process | 4 nm-43% | 7 nm |
| Architecture | Hawk Point (2024−2025) | Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) |
| PassMark | 18,762 | 18,887 |
| Geekbench 6 Single | 1,300 | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 7,700 | — |
Memory & Platform
The Ryzen 5 220 uses the FP8 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Ryzen 9 4900H uses FP6 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.
| Feature | Ryzen 5 220 | Ryzen 9 4900H |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | FP8 | FP6 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0+33% | PCIe 3.0 |
| Max RAM Speed | DDR5-5600 | — |
| Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | — |
| RAM Channels | 2 | — |
| ECC Support | ❌ | — |
| PCIe Lanes | 14 | — |
Advanced Features
Virtualization: AMD-V (Ryzen 5 220) / not specified (Ryzen 9 4900H). The Ryzen 5 220 includes integrated graphics (Radeon 740M), while the Ryzen 9 4900H requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Ryzen 5 220 targets Thin and Light Laptop.
| Feature | Ryzen 5 220 | Ryzen 9 4900H |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | Yes | — |
| IGPU Model | Radeon 740M | — |
| Unlocked | No | — |
| AVX-512 | Yes | — |
| Virtualization | AMD-V | — |
| Target Use | Thin and Light Laptop | — |
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