Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 527 | 496 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 37.68 | 30.44 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP7 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | PRO, MMX, 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 | PRO, MMX, 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.01 | 14.55 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS has 28.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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