Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Core i3-4030U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4030U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.21
Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.29
+1164%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms i3-4030U by a whopping 1164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2281436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache3 MB16 MB
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FP7/FP7r2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4400AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4030U and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-4030U 1.21
Ryzen 9 6900HS 15.29
+1164%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 1164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 65%

i3-4030U 1871
Ryzen 9 6900HS 23650
+1164%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 1164% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i3-4030U 571
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1856
+225%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 225% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i3-4030U 1165
Ryzen 9 6900HS 8736
+650%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 650% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-4030U 2808
Ryzen 9 6900HS 6405
+128%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 128% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-4030U 6285
Ryzen 9 6900HS 39960
+536%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 536% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-4030U 2520
Ryzen 9 6900HS 14208
+464%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 464% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-4030U 26.46
Ryzen 9 6900HS 5.49
+382%

Core i3-4030U outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HS by 382% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

i3-4030U 2
Ryzen 9 6900HS 25
+1119%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 1119% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-4030U 191
Ryzen 9 6900HS 2161
+1031%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 1031% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-4030U 70
Ryzen 9 6900HS 245
+250%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 250% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-4030U 0.8
Ryzen 9 6900HS 2.95
+269%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 269% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-4030U 1.1
Ryzen 9 6900HS 11.1
+909%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 909% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i3-4030U 2344
Ryzen 9 6900HS 6488
+177%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 177% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i3-4030U 12
Ryzen 9 6900HS 124
+921%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 921% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i3-4030U 65
Ryzen 9 6900HS 266
+310%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i3-4030U by 310% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.21 15.29
Integrated graphics card 1.35 17.38
Recency 14 April 2014 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i3-4030U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 6900HS, on the other hand, has a 1163.6% higher aggregate performance score, 1187.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 266.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4030U in performance tests.


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