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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Core i7-9700KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
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Q4/2018
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Intel Core i7-9700KF
Intel Core i7-9700KF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS or Intel Core i7-9700KF? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-9700KF has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    19 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    132 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    163 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    158 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    72 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    67 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    187 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 6000H left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS left arrow Intel Core i7-8700K
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i7-10700KF
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon RX 680M left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    768 left arrow -
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-9700KF and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 12 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i7-9700KF Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP up
    54 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i7-9700KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rembrandt (Zen 3+) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Socket
    FP7 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 4879.715025 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / GA402RK
Duration: 204.93 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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