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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

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.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

► remove from comparison AMD R7 6800H

The AMD Ryzen 7 6800H is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. The R7 6800H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.2 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.7 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process.

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 2.2 GHz. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.

Performance

The average 6800H in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-12500H and the Core i7-12650H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. The Ryzen 9 5900HX is found close nearby as well.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 90 W, the Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H is among the fastest systems built around the 6800H that we know of. It can be about 60% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W. An active cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R7 6800H is built with TSMC's 6 nm manufacturing process for above average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 6900HXAMD Ryzen 7 6800H
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 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 6800H3.2 - 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 compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H « 3.2 - 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 MHz3200 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP45 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, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR5-4800/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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 6900HX
41.5 pt (58%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 6800H
40.8 pt (57%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
min: 91     avg: 91.5     median: 91.5 (64%)     max: 92 Points
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
min: 666     avg: 695     median: 695 (13%)     max: 724 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 9709     avg: 13307     median: 13497 (13%)     max: 15100 Points
min: 11481     avg: 12941     median: 12832 (12%)     max: 14660 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1516     avg: 1565     median: 1558 (66%)     max: 1616 Points
min: 1500     avg: 1525     median: 1526.5 (65%)     max: 1552 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 595     avg: 610     median: 610 (68%)     max: 631 Points
min: 580     avg: 595     median: 598.5 (67%)     max: 605 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3742     avg: 5162     median: 5306 (13%)     max: 5813 Points
min: 4460     avg: 5087     median: 5076.5 (12%)     max: 5661 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1588     avg: 2163     median: 2231 (14%)     max: 2411 Points
min: 1585     avg: 2086     median: 2151 (14%)     max: 2366 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 241     avg: 250.1     median: 249 (75%)     max: 261 Points
min: 182.7     avg: 233.3     median: 243 (73%)     max: 250 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 19.01     avg: 23.9     median: 23.9 (31%)     max: 26.44 Points
min: 23.02     avg: 24.4     median: 24.3 (32%)     max: 25.67 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.86     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (73%)     max: 3.07 Points
min: 2.83     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (71%)     max: 2.9 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6405     avg: 7252     median: 6545.5 (40%)     max: 12330 Points
min: 6421     avg: 6425     median: 6424.5 (39%)     max: 6428 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 32313     avg: 42271     median: 39524 (29%)     max: 67558 Points
min: 36895     avg: 39437     median: 39436.5 (29%)     max: 41978 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 55915     avg: 69650     median: 70044 (49%)     max: 77450 Points
67316 Points (47%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11870     avg: 12332     median: 12239.5 (15%)     max: 12943 Points
12014 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 93.19     avg: 114.7     median: 104.8 (1%)     max: 149.369 s
min: 260.199     avg: 414.9     median: 414.9 (5%)     max: 569.631 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.461     avg: 4     median: 3.8 (1%)     max: 4.688 s
min: 8.216     avg: 11.4     median: 11.4 (2%)     max: 14.531 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6795     avg: 6875     median: 6875 (11%)     max: 6980 Points
min: 6065     avg: 14392     median: 14392 (23%)     max: 22719 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 49526     avg: 60091     median: 61333 (35%)     max: 65336 MIPS
min: 55963     avg: 59927     median: 58798 (34%)     max: 64817 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5090     avg: 5799     median: 5817 (70%)     max: 6070 MIPS
min: 5669     avg: 5755     median: 5768 (69%)     max: 5803 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 93.25     avg: 115.2     median: 114.5 (40%)     max: 127.8 fps
129.5 fps (45%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 240.5     avg: 253.9     median: 255.5 (59%)     max: 262.5 fps
266.3 fps (61%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.6     avg: 16.7     median: 17 (30%)     max: 18.7 fps
min: 15     avg: 16.5     median: 16.2 (28%)     max: 18.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.857     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (0%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
min: 0.972     avg: 1     median: 1 (0%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.3     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (29%)     max: 1.8 GB/s
min: 1.5     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (28%)     max: 1.7 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 9.3     avg: 11.8     median: 11.9 (31%)     max: 13.5 GB/s
min: 7.7     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (25%)     max: 11.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 360     avg: 416.7     median: 407 (5%)     max: 558 Seconds
min: 355     avg: 392     median: 390 (5%)     max: 453 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 212     avg: 238.7     median: 231 (2%)     max: 357 Seconds
min: 213     avg: 239.7     median: 236 (2%)     max: 268 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4627     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4974 sec
min: 0.4783     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.501 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 12154     avg: 13269     median: 13274 (28%)     max: 14115 Points
13958 Points (30%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.328     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 8.567 s
9.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.373     avg: 18.8     median: 19.1 (1%)     max: 20.719 s
21.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 385.531     avg: 616     median: 661.9 (3%)     max: 692.859 s
729 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38061     avg: 64608     median: 67158 (59%)     max: 72267 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 15855     avg: 18161     median: 17908 (48%)     max: 21036 Points
min: 17486     avg: 18329     median: 17726.5 (48%)     max: 20194 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 71056     avg: 77629     median: 77862 (63%)     max: 83820 Points
72800 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 68580     avg: 77428     median: 77897 (63%)     max: 84038 Points
72252 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 76107     avg: 80997     median: 80616 (68%)     max: 84711 Points
79042 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13091     avg: 17827     median: 18435 (47%)     max: 19474 Points
min: 17363     avg: 18279     median: 17771.5 (45%)     max: 19934 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 18389     avg: 24551     median: 25524 (46%)     max: 27338 Points
min: 23542     avg: 25103     median: 24874 (44%)     max: 27288 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6621     avg: 9584     median: 9706 (41%)     max: 11039 Points
min: 8667     avg: 9698     median: 9642.5 (41%)     max: 10908 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2148 Points (65%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
10340 Points (41%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1523     avg: 1589     median: 1589 (67%)     max: 1652 Points
min: 1518     avg: 1551     median: 1551.5 (65%)     max: 1568 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8313     avg: 9642     median: 9647 (17%)     max: 10490 Points
min: 9218     avg: 9591     median: 9388.5 (17%)     max: 10355 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1531     avg: 1561     median: 1557 (7%)     max: 1603 Points
min: 1484     avg: 1504     median: 1510 (7%)     max: 1523 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9220     avg: 9880     median: 10144 (32%)     max: 10426 Points
min: 9155     avg: 9457     median: 9345 (29%)     max: 10189 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6191     avg: 6642     median: 6698 (67%)     max: 6804 Points
min: 6428     avg: 6468     median: 6477 (65%)     max: 6500 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 36780     avg: 39028     median: 39852 (44%)     max: 39852 Points
min: 36446     avg: 36919     median: 36919 (41%)     max: 37393 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 564     avg: 588     median: 586.5 (1%)     max: 607 ms
min: 584     avg: 590     median: 590 (1%)     max: 596 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
105.9 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 73164     avg: 74897     median: 75542 (68%)     max: 75984 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 200     avg: 222.4     median: 227 (65%)     max: 233 Points
min: 197.4     avg: 222.1     median: 226.5 (65%)     max: 229 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 248     avg: 280.3     median: 286 (60%)     max: 304 Points
min: 252     avg: 280.7     median: 281 (59%)     max: 304 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1476     avg: 1621     median: 1610 (62%)     max: 1743 Points
min: 1522     avg: 1595     median: 1586.5 (61%)     max: 1704 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 48.7     avg: 96.5     median: 95.8 (17%)     max: 135.7 Watt
min: 62.1     avg: 101.1     median: 93.5 (16%)     max: 157.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 44.6     avg: 92.1     median: 90.6 (17%)     max: 134 Watt
min: 61     avg: 100.2     median: 94.5 (17%)     max: 148.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 8.35     avg: 11.9     median: 10.9 (7%)     max: 19.4 Watt
min: 3.28     avg: 10.2     median: 8.5 (6%)     max: 20.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 10.1     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (15%)     max: 17 Watt
min: 4.77     avg: 10.1     median: 10.4 (12%)     max: 14.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 17.8     avg: 23.6     median: 22 (16%)     max: 34.6 Points per Watt
min: 15.9     avg: 23.5     median: 23.1 (17%)     max: 31.7 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX → 100% n=47

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 6800H → 100% n=47

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