AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2022 and belongs to the 5 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, you'll need a motherboard with a FP7 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x Zen 3+
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS uses the AMD Radeon RX 680M, which has 768 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon RX 680M
GPU frequency: 2.0 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.4 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 768
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 6 nm
Release date: Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 54 W
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS is manufactured using a 6 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 6 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP7
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
24332
24332
Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
24105
24105
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
24035
24035
Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 2.5 GHz
23972
23972
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
23965
23965

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
14065
14065
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13977
13977
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
13977
13977
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13977
13977
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13955
13955

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
10126
10126
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
10097
10097
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
10094
10094
Intel Core i7-11700B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
10074
10074
Intel Xeon W-2245
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
10028
10028

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
9827
9827
Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
9768
9768
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
9768
9768
Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
9768
9768
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
9766
9766

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
5547
5547
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
5534
5534
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
5524
5524
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
5517
5517
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
5486
5486

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
3686
3686

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
2291
2291
Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
2291
2291
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
2276
2276
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
2265
2265
Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
2265
2265

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2040
2040
Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
2040
2040
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
2040
2040
Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
2040
2040
Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2040
2040

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
1642
1642
Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
1642
1642
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1640
1640
Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1636
1636
Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1634
1634

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1593
1593
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1587
1587
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1579
1579
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
1574
1574
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1574
1574

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
637
637
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
628
628
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
614
614
Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
612
612
Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
612
612

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
252
252
Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
252
252
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
252
252
Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
252
252
Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
252
252

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
202
202
Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
200
200
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
191
191
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 2.6 GHz
185.5
185.5
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
182
182