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AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

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The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. R9 6980HS integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 5 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 2.4 GHz. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.

Performance

While we have not tested a single system powered by the 6980HS as of August 2023, it's safe to expect the chip to be about as fast as the 6950HS, 6950H, 6980HX.

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

Power Consumption

This Ryzen 9 has a default TDP of 35 W (also known as the PL1). Which is definitely too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The APU is built with TSMC's 6 nm process for great, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 6600H

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based of the Rembrandt generation. The R5 6600H integrates six of the eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.5 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (12 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.

In the 6000 series, AMD finally switched to the current RDNA 2 graphics architecture for the iGPU. The 6600H only offers the slower Radeon 660M with 6 of the 12 CUs enabled and 1.9 GHz max. clock speed.

Performance

The average 6600H in our database is in the same league as the R7 5825U, the R7 6800U and also the Core i5-1340P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very decent result, as of late 2022.

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

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series APU has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W. A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a system built around such a chip.

The R5 6600H is built with TSMC's 6 nm process for great, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 6980HSAMD Ryzen 5 6600H
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
CodenameRembrandt-HS (Zen 3+)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS « 3.3 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS compare3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS compare3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS compare3.3 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 6900HX compare3.3 - 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 « 3.3 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3300 - 5000 MHz3300 - 4500 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB384 KB
L2 Cache4 MB3 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 12
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, 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 660M ( - 1900 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 6600H
38.2 pt (53%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10226     avg: 10472     median: 10471.5 (10%)     max: 10717 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1458 Points (62%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 564     avg: 570     median: 569.5 (63%)     max: 575 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3965     avg: 4053     median: 4053 (10%)     max: 4141 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1626     avg: 1683     median: 1683 (11%)     max: 1740 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 231     avg: 233.5     median: 233.5 (70%)     max: 236 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 39886     avg: 43861     median: 43861 (25%)     max: 47836 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5466     avg: 5510     median: 5509.5 (66%)     max: 5553 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 11.5     avg: 12.9     median: 12.9 (23%)     max: 14.2 fps
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 508     avg: 520     median: 520 (7%)     max: 532 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 291     avg: 298.5     median: 298.5 (2%)     max: 306 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.502     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.532 sec
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
12022 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
12692 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 20214     avg: 20733     median: 20733 (37%)     max: 21252 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6569     avg: 6796     median: 6796 (29%)     max: 7023 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1446     avg: 1460     median: 1460 (62%)     max: 1474 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6403     avg: 7066     median: 7066 (13%)     max: 7729 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1417 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
6219 Points (20%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 637     avg: 654     median: 653.5 (1%)     max: 670 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
209 Points (60%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 233     avg: 246.5     median: 246.5 (51%)     max: 260 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1399 Points (54%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
78.8 Watt (14%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
90.4 Watt (16%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18 Points per Watt (13%)

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