Core i7 vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	390	1677
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	no data
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)	no data
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$263

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7 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)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	6 nm	no data
Die size	208 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7 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	no data
Socket	FP7	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 680M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 6900HX outperforms Core i7 by 552% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score

16.05

2.46

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