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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

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The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. The R9 6900HS 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 HS variant offers a 10 W lower TDP and therefore a lower sustained performance than the HX version.

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.

Performance

The average 6900HS in our database matches the Intel Core i7-12800H in multi-thread performance while managing to keep up with the more power-hungry 6900HX. "Top of the crop" is precisely the right phrase to describe this Ryzen 9 series chip, as of Q4 2022, and it will have no difficulty ripping through any task imaginable for years to come.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are, and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

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.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 35 Watts and therefore better suited for thin and light laptops. The power efficiency should be very good, thanks to the improved 6 nm process  and additional power saving features in the 6000 series.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

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The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a processor for big (workstation) 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 6950H is the professional version of the consumer R9 6900HX without overclocking features but with additional management features and the Microsoft Pluton Security processor.

The new Zen 3+ architecture 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

While we have not tested a single system built around the 6950H as of August 2023, we have tested one system featuring the 6950HS, its slightly more power-efficient brother. Based on that, expect the 6950H to be slightly faster than the Ryzen 7 5800H, Ryzen 9 4900H, Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS and also the Core i7-11800H. In other words, this is a higher-end chip that will handle almost any task with ease, as of late 2022.

Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

This Ryzen has a default TDP of 45 W (also known as the PL1). A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this one here.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is built with TSMC's 6 nm process leading to great, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 6900HSAMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
CodenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX compare3.3 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS « 3.3 - 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
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX compare3.3 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H « 3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS3.3 - 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
Clock3300 - 4900 MHz3300 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP35 Watt45 Watt
Technology6 nm6 nm
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2FP7/FP7r2
FeaturesDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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, PRO, 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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 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 - R9 6900HS
41.3 pt (57%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 12606     avg: 13439     median: 13445 (12%)     max: 14403 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1526     avg: 1553     median: 1554 (66%)     max: 1570 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 596     avg: 608     median: 612 (68%)     max: 620 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4829     avg: 5167     median: 5152 (13%)     max: 5552 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2054     avg: 2191     median: 2161 (14%)     max: 2342 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 218     avg: 242     median: 245 (74%)     max: 254 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 24.2     avg: 24.8     median: 24.7 (32%)     max: 25.29 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.92     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (73%)     max: 2.97 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6403     avg: 6405     median: 6404.5 (39%)     max: 6406 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 38071     avg: 39960     median: 39960 (29%)     max: 41849 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
73218 Points (51%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12340 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
116.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
5.5 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 5835     avg: 6488     median: 6488 (10%)     max: 7141 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 52948     avg: 60092     median: 62006 (36%)     max: 63591 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5538     avg: 5766     median: 5805 (69%)     max: 5958 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 122.5     avg: 123.6     median: 123.6 (43%)     max: 124.7 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 259     avg: 265.5     median: 265.5 (61%)     max: 272 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 14.2     avg: 16.2     median: 16.2 (28%)     max: 17.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.962     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (0%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.4     avg: 1.7     median: 1.7 (28%)     max: 1.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 10.3     avg: 11.1     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 11.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 378     avg: 409.7     median: 382 (5%)     max: 469 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 220     avg: 239     median: 227 (2%)     max: 277 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4672     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.502 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13658     avg: 14206     median: 14208 (30%)     max: 14752 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.4     avg: 9     median: 9 (2%)     max: 10.58 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 18.1     avg: 21.9     median: 21.9 (1%)     max: 25.703 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 643     avg: 758     median: 758.3 (3%)     max: 873.522 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 68571     avg: 71157     median: 71601 (63%)     max: 73298 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14568     avg: 18023     median: 18587 (50%)     max: 20560 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 69103     avg: 75800     median: 75280 (61%)     max: 83016 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
75258 Points (61%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81152     avg: 81465     median: 81465 (69%)     max: 81778 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 11880     avg: 17085     median: 17986 (45%)     max: 19624 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 21071     avg: 24638     median: 25048 (45%)     max: 26334 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8979     avg: 9711     median: 10072 (42%)     max: 10221 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1480     avg: 1541     median: 1537 (65%)     max: 1614 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8381     avg: 9358     median: 9224 (17%)     max: 10040 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1428     avg: 1490     median: 1502 (7%)     max: 1541 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9226     avg: 9501     median: 9261 (29%)     max: 10015 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5986     avg: 6400     median: 6476 (65%)     max: 6739 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 35811     avg: 38242     median: 39091 (44%)     max: 39825 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 566     avg: 599     median: 591 (1%)     max: 644 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 94     avg: 106.6     median: 106.6 (1%)     max: 119.2 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
73797 Points (66%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 184.4     avg: 202.3     median: 197.4 (57%)     max: 225 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 239     avg: 273.6     median: 281 (59%)     max: 304 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1415     avg: 1534     median: 1527 (58%)     max: 1661 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 78.2     avg: 101.9     median: 104.3 (18%)     max: 118.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 84.8     avg: 107     median: 105.5 (19%)     max: 129 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 7.74     avg: 16.3     median: 16.3 (11%)     max: 24.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 8.53     avg: 15.6     median: 18.1 (20%)     max: 20.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 18.2     avg: 21.6     median: 22.3 (17%)     max: 24.4 Points per Watt

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