AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2022 and belongs to the 5 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, you'll need a motherboard with a FP7 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 PRO 6950H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 PRO 6950H 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: Q2/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
22744
22744
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
22674
22674
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
22534
22534
Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
22510
22510
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
22369
22369

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
14670
14670
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
14670
14670
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
14670
14670
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
14670
14670
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
14670
14670

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4700
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
8732
8732
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
8717
8717
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
8715
8715
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
8686
8686
Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
8682
8682

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
8697
8697
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
8693
8693
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
8685
8685
Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
8668
8668
Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
8629
8629

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
5711
5711
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
5711
5711
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
5711
5711
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
5711
5711
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
5711
5711

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 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
3686
3686

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
1759
1759
Intel Core i7-1160G7
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
1758
1758
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1755
1755
Intel Celeron G6900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1754
1754
AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 2.85 GHz
1752
1752

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1662
1662
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1662
1662
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1662
1662
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1662
1662
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1662
1662

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-1334U
10C 12T @ 1.3 GHz
1628
1628
Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1627
1627
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1627
1627
Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1627
1627
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1615
1615

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
642
642
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
642
642
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
642
642
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
642
642
Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
642
642