| Name: | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Group: | AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 6900HX, you'll need a motherboard with a FP7 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is 3.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.9 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: | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.9 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 4.2 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 45 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): | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | 54 W |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
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25010
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Intel Xeon W-1370P
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
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24989
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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24939
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
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24936
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
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24812
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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14670
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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14670
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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14670
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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14670
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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14670
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
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10644
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Intel Xeon Gold 6130
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
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10644
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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10609
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Intel Core i5-13500H
12C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
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10600
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Intel Core i5-13505H
12C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
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10600
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
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9986
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Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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9961
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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9938
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Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
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9881
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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9867
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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9710
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
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9654
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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9601
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
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9450
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
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9417
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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5711
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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5711
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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5711
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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5711
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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5711
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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3686
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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3686
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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3686
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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3686
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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3686
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
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2102
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Intel Core i7-1365UE
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
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2096
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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2092
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Intel Core i5-1235U
10C 12T @ 1.3 GHz
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2089
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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2087
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1662
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1662
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1662
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1662
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1662
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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1644
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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1644
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1644
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
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1644
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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1644
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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642
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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642
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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642
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Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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642
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Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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642
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