Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Ryzen 9 5900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
21.63
+51.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.29

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking246508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency31.4938.64
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 21.63
+51.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 14.29

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 34361
+51.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 22697

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 2142
+12.6%
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 1903

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 11070
+26.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 8756

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.63 14.29
Recency 12 January 2021 19 April 2022
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900 has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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