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AMD Ryzen 7 5825U vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 5825U

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Cezanne generation. It is part of the "Barcelo" refresh in early 2022 and offers 100 MHz higher clocked CPU cores compared to the old Ryzen 7 5800U. The R7 5825U integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture and is the fastest U-series processor at launch. They are clocked at 2 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.5 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

Performance

The average 5825U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 7735U and the Core i7-1270P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. Which is a really good result, as of early 2023.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 37 W, the 2022 Envy x360 15 is among the fastest laptops built around the 5825U that we know of. It can be more than 15% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 GPU with 8 CUs at up to 2000 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache (up from 8 MB at the 4800U) can be found on the chip.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 15 Watt (default) and can be configured from 10 to 25 Watt by the laptop vendor (most chips are configured higher than 15 Watt). That means the chip is intended for thin and light laptops (but with fans).

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

► remove from comparison AMD R9 6900HX

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. The R9 6900HX integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.9 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process. The "X" in the name indicates the overclocking capabilities of the CPU.

The new Zen 3+ is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.

A big novelty is the integrated GPU Radeon 680M, that is now based on the RDNA2 architecture and offers 12 CUs at up to 2.4 GHz. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.

Performance

The average 6900HX in our database edges out the Core i7-12800H just slightly while, a little disappointingly, not quite managing to leave the 6900HS behind in the dust. Don't get us wrong; this is still a brilliant CPU for your demanding apps and games, as of late 2022. It does lag behind some of the 12th generation Intel Core i9 options, though.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of nearly 90 W, the XMG Neo 15 2022 is among the fastest laptops built around the 6900HX that we know of. It can be at least 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 9 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W with the letter "X" indicating that the user is officially allowed to overclock the thing - leading to an increase in power consumption levels. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R9 6900HX is built with TSMC's 6 nm process making for very good, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 5825UAMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CodenameBarcelo-U (Zen 3)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U « 2 - 4.5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7430U compare2.3 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U compare2.3 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 5425U compare2.7 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX compare3.3 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H compare3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H compare3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H compare3.3 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock2000 - 4500 MHz3300 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP15 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm6 nm
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketFP6FP7/FP7r2
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 5825U
34.5 pt (57%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 6900HX
36.8 pt (61%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
86 Points (43%)
min: 91     avg: 91.5     median: 91.5 (46%)     max: 92 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
577 Points (11%)
min: 666     avg: 695     median: 695 (13%)     max: 724 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9339     avg: 10179     median: 10152 (9%)     max: 10904 Points
min: 9709     avg: 13307     median: 13497 (13%)     max: 15100 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1433     avg: 1448     median: 1452 (59%)     max: 1460 Points
min: 1516     avg: 1565     median: 1558 (63%)     max: 1616 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 547     avg: 559     median: 565 (62%)     max: 567 Points
min: 595     avg: 610     median: 610 (66%)     max: 631 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3645     avg: 3954     median: 3973 (10%)     max: 4180 Points
min: 3742     avg: 5162     median: 5306 (13%)     max: 5813 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1575     avg: 1736     median: 1757 (11%)     max: 1860 Points
min: 1588     avg: 2163     median: 2231 (14%)     max: 2411 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 228     avg: 231.6     median: 232 (64%)     max: 235 Points
min: 241     avg: 250.1     median: 249 (69%)     max: 261 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 18.56     avg: 19.1     median: 19.1 (25%)     max: 19.72 Points
min: 19.01     avg: 23.9     median: 23.9 (31%)     max: 26.44 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.75     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (66%)     max: 2.78 Points
min: 2.86     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (69%)     max: 3.07 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6200     avg: 6252     median: 6252 (38%)     max: 6304 Points
min: 6405     avg: 7252     median: 6545.5 (40%)     max: 12330 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 32641     avg: 32965     median: 32964.5 (24%)     max: 33288 Points
min: 32313     avg: 42271     median: 39524 (29%)     max: 67558 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 59300     avg: 59732     median: 59731.5 (38%)     max: 60163 Points
min: 55915     avg: 69650     median: 70044 (45%)     max: 77450 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11823     avg: 11834     median: 11834 (14%)     max: 11845 Points
min: 11870     avg: 12332     median: 12239.5 (15%)     max: 12943 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 116.561     avg: 228.7     median: 228.7 (3%)     max: 340.8 s
min: 93.19     avg: 114.7     median: 104.8 (1%)     max: 149.369 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.018     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (1%)     max: 9.2 s
min: 3.461     avg: 4     median: 3.8 (1%)     max: 4.688 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 5835     avg: 6637     median: 6637 (11%)     max: 7439 Points
min: 6795     avg: 6875     median: 6875 (11%)     max: 6980 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 42883     avg: 47619     median: 48177 (28%)     max: 50524 MIPS
min: 49526     avg: 60091     median: 61333 (35%)     max: 65336 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5208     avg: 5386     median: 5427 (64%)     max: 5468 MIPS
min: 5090     avg: 5799     median: 5817 (69%)     max: 6070 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 98.05     avg: 99.2     median: 99.2 (3%)     max: 100.3 fps
min: 93.25     avg: 115.2     median: 114.5 (3%)     max: 127.8 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 249.6     avg: 250.6     median: 250.6 (6%)     max: 251.5 fps
min: 240.5     avg: 253.9     median: 255.5 (7%)     max: 262.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 11.1     avg: 12.4     median: 12.6 (22%)     max: 13.4 fps
min: 12.6     avg: 16.7     median: 17 (30%)     max: 18.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (32%)
min: 0.857     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (32%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.4     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (25%)     max: 1.5 GB/s
min: 1.3     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (29%)     max: 1.8 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 8.7     avg: 9.9     median: 9.9 (26%)     max: 11 GB/s
min: 9.3     avg: 11.8     median: 11.9 (31%)     max: 13.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 486     avg: 539     median: 555 (7%)     max: 567 Seconds
min: 360     avg: 416.7     median: 407 (5%)     max: 558 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 281     avg: 301     median: 297 (2%)     max: 322 Seconds
min: 212     avg: 238.7     median: 231 (2%)     max: 357 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.515     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.536 sec
min: 0.4627     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4974 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11292     avg: 11671     median: 11670.5 (25%)     max: 12049 Points
min: 12154     avg: 13269     median: 13274 (28%)     max: 14115 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.2     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 7.912 s
min: 7.328     avg: 7.8     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 8.567 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 15.7     avg: 16.4     median: 16.4 (1%)     max: 17.124 s
min: 16.373     avg: 18.8     median: 18.8 (1%)     max: 20.719 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
366 s (2%)
min: 385.531     avg: 622     median: 656.5 (3%)     max: 692.859 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
57609 Points (44%)
min: 38061     avg: 64608     median: 67158 (52%)     max: 72267 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10473     avg: 12841     median: 12620 (31%)     max: 15153 Points
min: 15855     avg: 18161     median: 17908 (44%)     max: 21036 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
74842 Points (61%)
min: 71056     avg: 77629     median: 77862 (63%)     max: 83820 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
74397 Points (60%)
min: 68580     avg: 77428     median: 77897 (63%)     max: 84038 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
84711 Points (68%)
min: 76107     avg: 80997     median: 80616 (65%)     max: 84711 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13778     avg: 14930     median: 14798 (37%)     max: 16247 Points
min: 13091     avg: 17827     median: 18435 (47%)     max: 19474 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 19642     avg: 20827     median: 20481 (37%)     max: 22730 Points
min: 18389     avg: 24551     median: 25524 (46%)     max: 27338 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5841     avg: 6534     median: 6520 (27%)     max: 7124 Points
min: 6621     avg: 9584     median: 9706 (41%)     max: 11039 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1988 Points (46%)
2148 Points (50%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
8644 Points (34%)
10340 Points (40%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 1847     avg: 1889     median: 1889 (60%)     max: 1931 Points
min: 2030     avg: 2038     median: 2038.5 (65%)     max: 2048 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 6556     avg: 7374     median: 7373.5 (30%)     max: 8191 Points
min: 8784     avg: 9538     median: 9691 (40%)     max: 9864 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1438     avg: 1481     median: 1482 (50%)     max: 1520 Points
min: 1523     avg: 1589     median: 1589 (53%)     max: 1652 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5827     avg: 7077     median: 7074.5 (13%)     max: 8330 Points
min: 8313     avg: 9642     median: 9647 (17%)     max: 10490 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1447     avg: 1451     median: 1451 (6%)     max: 1455 Points
min: 1531     avg: 1561     median: 1557 (7%)     max: 1603 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7235     avg: 7750     median: 7749.5 (24%)     max: 8264 Points
min: 9220     avg: 9880     median: 10144 (32%)     max: 10426 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6279 Points (63%)
min: 6191     avg: 6642     median: 6698 (67%)     max: 6804 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
33719 Points (33%)
min: 36780     avg: 39028     median: 39852 (39%)     max: 39852 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 619     avg: 628     median: 623 (1%)     max: 645 ms
min: 564     avg: 588     median: 586.5 (1%)     max: 607 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
70779 Points (47%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 207     avg: 217.8     median: 213 (55%)     max: 242 Points
min: 200     avg: 222.4     median: 227 (59%)     max: 233 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 239     avg: 260.2     median: 264 (47%)     max: 275 Points
min: 248     avg: 280.3     median: 286 (51%)     max: 304 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1124     avg: 1293     median: 1324 (50%)     max: 1387 Points
min: 1476     avg: 1621     median: 1610 (60%)     max: 1743 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 34.6     avg: 44.5     median: 42.6 (7%)     max: 54.3 Watt
min: 48.7     avg: 96.5     median: 95.8 (17%)     max: 135.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37.3     avg: 47.1     median: 48.5 (9%)     max: 54 Watt
min: 44.6     avg: 92.1     median: 90.6 (17%)     max: 134 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 2.81     avg: 4.6     median: 3.5 (2%)     max: 8.73 Watt
min: 8.35     avg: 11.9     median: 10.9 (7%)     max: 19.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 4.11     avg: 5.1     median: 4.8 (6%)     max: 6.3 Watt
min: 10.1     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (16%)     max: 17 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 33.6     avg: 35.5     median: 34.4 (26%)     max: 38.6 Points per Watt
min: 17.8     avg: 23.6     median: 22 (16%)     max: 34.6 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 5825U → 100% n=54

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX → 118% n=54

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