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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

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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 9 5900HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R9 5900H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.6 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process. The "X" in the name indicates the overclocking capabilities of the CPU.

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.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics adapter with 8 CUs and up to 2100 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5900HX in our database trades blows with Intel's Core i9-11980HK, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While not much faster than the less power-hungry Ryzen 9 5900HS, this is still a great CPU for quality gaming laptops as well as DTRs and high-performance mini-PCs, as of mid 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 80 W, the Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5900HX that we know of. It can be roughly 15% 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, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R9 5900HX is built with the 7 nm TSMC manufacturing process resulting in decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 6900HXAMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
CodenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+)Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Series: Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) Cezanne-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 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 5900HX « 3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H compare3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H compare3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4900 MHz3300 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology6 nm7 nm
max. Temp.95 °C105 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2FP6
FeaturesDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Die Size180 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 6900HX
36.8 pt (61%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
36.3 -1%
Intel Core i9-11900H
36.3 -1%
Intel Core i5-12500H
36.4 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
36.4 -1%
Intel Core i7-1355U
36.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
36.5 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
36.6 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
36.6 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
36.6 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
36.8
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
37 1%
Intel Core 5 120U
37.1 1%
Intel Core 7 150U
37.1 1%
Intel Core i7-12650H
37.1 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
37.2 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
37.3 1%
Intel Core i9-12900HK
37.4 2%
Intel Core i7-1360P
37.5 2%
Intel Core i5-13500H
37.5 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 36%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 63%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900HX
35.9 pt (60%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
35.4 -1%
Intel Core i5-1334U
35.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
35.5 -1%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
35.6 -1%
Intel Core i5-13420H
35.6 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
35.7 -1%
Intel Core i5-1340P
35.7 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735H
35.8 0%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
35.8 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
35.9
Intel Core i7-1260P
35.9 0%
Intel Core i5-1350P
35.9 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
36 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
36 0%
Intel Core i7-1280P
36.1 1%
Intel Core 5 210H
36.2 1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
36.2 1%
Intel Core i9-11900H
36.3 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
36.3 1%
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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 40%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 67%
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100%
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 91     avg: 91.5     median: 91.5 (46%)     max: 92 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 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: 10808     avg: 12733     median: 12845 (12%)     max: 14363 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1516     avg: 1565     median: 1558 (63%)     max: 1616 Points
min: 1218     avg: 1474     median: 1488 (61%)     max: 1499 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 595     avg: 610     median: 610 (66%)     max: 631 Points
min: 471     avg: 574     median: 578.5 (63%)     max: 584 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3742     avg: 5162     median: 5306 (13%)     max: 5813 Points
min: 4148     avg: 4937     median: 4978 (12%)     max: 5476 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1588     avg: 2163     median: 2231 (14%)     max: 2411 Points
min: 1337     avg: 2085     median: 2106 (13%)     max: 2267 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 241     avg: 250.1     median: 249 (69%)     max: 261 Points
min: 197     avg: 237.8     median: 240 (66%)     max: 243 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: 22     avg: 24     median: 24.7 (32%)     max: 25.6 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.86     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (69%)     max: 3.07 Points
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (67%)     max: 2.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6405     avg: 7252     median: 6545.5 (40%)     max: 12330 Points
min: 6294     avg: 6379     median: 6409 (39%)     max: 6452 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 32313     avg: 42271     median: 39524 (29%)     max: 67558 Points
min: 36642     avg: 39445     median: 40114 (29%)     max: 42371 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 55915     avg: 69650     median: 70044 (45%)     max: 77450 Points
min: 64320     avg: 70380     median: 72790 (46%)     max: 74772 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11870     avg: 12332     median: 12239.5 (15%)     max: 12943 Points
min: 11811     avg: 12020     median: 12037 (15%)     max: 12152 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 93.19     avg: 114.7     median: 104.8 (1%)     max: 149.369 s
min: 91.6     avg: 98.7     median: 98.2 (1%)     max: 106.7 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.461     avg: 4     median: 3.8 (1%)     max: 4.688 s
min: 3.308     avg: 3.7     median: 3.5 (1%)     max: 4.4 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6795     avg: 6875     median: 6875 (11%)     max: 6980 Points
min: 4297     avg: 6535     median: 7061 (11%)     max: 7722 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 49526     avg: 60091     median: 61333 (35%)     max: 65336 MIPS
min: 50673     avg: 58025     median: 58664 (34%)     max: 62503 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5090     avg: 5799     median: 5817 (69%)     max: 6070 MIPS
min: 4791     avg: 5707     median: 5750 (68%)     max: 5905 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 93.25     avg: 115.2     median: 114.5 (3%)     max: 127.8 fps
min: 112     avg: 120.2     median: 120.2 (3%)     max: 128.35 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 240.5     avg: 253.9     median: 255.5 (7%)     max: 262.5 fps
min: 271.5     avg: 275     median: 275.3 (7%)     max: 278 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.6     avg: 16.7     median: 17 (30%)     max: 18.7 fps
min: 13.8     avg: 15.5     median: 15.6 (27%)     max: 17.1 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.857     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (32%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (34%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.3     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (29%)     max: 1.8 GB/s
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (30%)     max: 2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 9.3     avg: 11.8     median: 11.9 (31%)     max: 13.5 GB/s
min: 7.4     avg: 10.5     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 12.3 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 360     avg: 416.7     median: 407 (5%)     max: 558 Seconds
min: 405     avg: 434     median: 434 (6%)     max: 463 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 212     avg: 238.7     median: 231 (2%)     max: 357 Seconds
min: 219     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4627     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4974 sec
min: 0.48     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.599 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 12154     avg: 13269     median: 13274 (28%)     max: 14115 Points
min: 13574     avg: 14220     median: 14253.5 (30%)     max: 14746 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.328     avg: 7.8     median: 7.7 (2%)     max: 8.567 s
min: 7.734     avg: 8.2     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 9.46 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.373     avg: 18.8     median: 18.8 (1%)     max: 20.719 s
min: 16.716     avg: 18.7     median: 17.1 (1%)     max: 24.05 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 385.531     avg: 622     median: 656.5 (3%)     max: 692.859 s
min: 406.505     avg: 491.7     median: 415.6 (2%)     max: 729 s
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
48452 Points (100%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38061     avg: 64608     median: 67158 (52%)     max: 72267 Points
min: 65434     avg: 69675     median: 67698 (52%)     max: 74775 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 15855     avg: 18161     median: 17908 (44%)     max: 21036 Points
min: 13940     avg: 16642     median: 16968.5 (42%)     max: 18790 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 71056     avg: 77629     median: 77862 (63%)     max: 83820 Points
min: 47433     avg: 79334     median: 84003 (68%)     max: 88152 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 68580     avg: 77428     median: 77897 (63%)     max: 84038 Points
min: 47461     avg: 79231     median: 84699.5 (69%)     max: 87829 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 76107     avg: 80997     median: 80616 (65%)     max: 84711 Points
min: 87770     avg: 89976     median: 89809.5 (72%)     max: 93052 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13091     avg: 17827     median: 18435 (47%)     max: 19474 Points
min: 17016     avg: 18108     median: 18009 (46%)     max: 19583 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 18389     avg: 24551     median: 25524 (46%)     max: 27338 Points
min: 17714     avg: 24899     median: 24956 (44%)     max: 27288 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6621     avg: 9584     median: 9706 (41%)     max: 11039 Points
min: 6932     avg: 9224     median: 9448 (40%)     max: 10603 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2148 Points (50%)
1957 Points (45%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
10340 Points (40%)
9485 Points (37%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2030     avg: 2038     median: 2038.5 (65%)     max: 2048 Points
2018 Points (64%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 8784     avg: 9538     median: 9691 (40%)     max: 9864 Points
7784 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1523     avg: 1589     median: 1589 (53%)     max: 1652 Points
min: 1271     avg: 1520     median: 1538.5 (52%)     max: 1574 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8313     avg: 9642     median: 9647 (17%)     max: 10490 Points
min: 7370     avg: 8309     median: 8462 (15%)     max: 9294 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1531     avg: 1561     median: 1557 (7%)     max: 1603 Points
min: 1233     avg: 1460     median: 1485 (6%)     max: 1517 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9220     avg: 9880     median: 10144 (32%)     max: 10426 Points
min: 7327     avg: 8267     median: 8400 (26%)     max: 9053 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6191     avg: 6642     median: 6698 (67%)     max: 6804 Points
min: 5249     avg: 6240     median: 6350.5 (63%)     max: 6591 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 36780     avg: 39028     median: 39852 (39%)     max: 39852 Points
min: 30451     avg: 33068     median: 33335.5 (33%)     max: 35465 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 564     avg: 588     median: 586.5 (1%)     max: 607 ms
min: 595     avg: 615     median: 606.5 (1%)     max: 728 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 113.2     avg: 117.7     median: 117.7 (1%)     max: 122.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 60762     avg: 67764     median: 71000 (47%)     max: 71530 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 200     avg: 222.4     median: 227 (59%)     max: 233 Points
min: 215     avg: 218.5     median: 218.5 (57%)     max: 222 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 248     avg: 280.3     median: 286 (51%)     max: 304 Points
min: 230     avg: 276.3     median: 279 (50%)     max: 291 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1476     avg: 1621     median: 1610 (60%)     max: 1743 Points
min: 1402     avg: 1455     median: 1458 (55%)     max: 1501 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 48.7     avg: 96.5     median: 95.8 (17%)     max: 135.7 Watt
min: 37.3     avg: 90.6     median: 91.5 (16%)     max: 119 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 44.6     avg: 92.1     median: 90.6 (17%)     max: 134 Watt
min: 58.7     avg: 93.9     median: 91.1 (17%)     max: 138.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 8.35     avg: 11.9     median: 10.9 (7%)     max: 19.4 Watt
min: 6.28     avg: 10.9     median: 9.5 (6%)     max: 18.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 10.1     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (10%)     max: 17 Watt
min: 8.45     avg: 10.6     median: 10.3 (7%)     max: 13 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 17.8     avg: 23.6     median: 22 (16%)     max: 34.6 Points per Watt
min: 16.3     avg: 22.9     median: 22.1 (16%)     max: 33 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX → 100% n=52

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX → 99% n=52

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