AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS or AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    101 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    40 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    167 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    124 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    363 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    241 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    317 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    197 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    270 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    166 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    156 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 6000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 6000H
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 16 left arrow 6 / 12
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon RX 680M left arrow AMD Radeon RX 660M
  • GPU frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 12 left arrow 4.0 x 12
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    54 W left arrow 54 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rembrandt (Zen 3+) left arrow Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    FP7 left arrow FP7
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
3870
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
1532
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

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