Ryzen 5 5625U vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.55
+65.8%
Ryzen 5 5625U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.38

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Ryzen 5 5625U by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking448816
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency32.7059.18
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size208 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U 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
SocketFP7FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, 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 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 5625U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 6900HX 15.55
+65.8%
Ryzen 5 5625U 9.38

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
    • 3DMark06 CPU
    • wPrime 32
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
    • Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
    • Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
    • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
    • TrueCrypt AES
    • WinRAR 4.0
    • x264 encoding pass 2
    • x264 encoding pass 1
    • Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
    • Blender(-)
    • Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
    • 7-Zip Single
    • 7-Zip
    • WebXPRT 3
    • CrossMark Overall
    • WebXPRT 4 Overall
    • Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

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 6900HX 24705
+65.8%
Ryzen 5 5625U 14900

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 6900HX 1998
+25.7%
Ryzen 5 5625U 1589

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 6900HX 9658
+75.2%
Ryzen 5 5625U 5513

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6546
+12.7%
Ryzen 5 5625U 5806

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 39524
+33%
Ryzen 5 5625U 29724

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 13274
+16%
Ryzen 5 5625U 11440

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 3.77
+71.4%
Ryzen 5 5625U 6.46

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 24
+50.3%
Ryzen 5 5625U 16

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2231
+54.2%
Ryzen 5 5625U 1447

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 249
+11.7%
Ryzen 5 5625U 223

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2.92
+10.6%
Ryzen 5 5625U 2.64

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 11.9
+93.5%
Ryzen 5 5625U 6.2

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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6875
+8.4%
Ryzen 5 5625U 6341

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.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 114
+39.4%
Ryzen 5 5625U 82

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.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 256
+11.5%
Ryzen 5 5625U 229

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 9647
+62.2%
Ryzen 5 5625U 5947

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 231
Ryzen 5 5625U 365
+58%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1589
+12.1%
Ryzen 5 5625U 1417

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HX 5817
+10.9%
Ryzen 5 5625U 5246

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HX 61333
+62.7%
Ryzen 5 5625U 37708

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HX 286
+10%
Ryzen 5 5625U 260

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1610
+22.6%
Ryzen 5 5625U 1313

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 227
+11.8%
Ryzen 5 5625U 203

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 407
Ryzen 5 5625U 653
+60.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.55 9.38
Integrated graphics card 14.92 7.47
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 65.8% higher aggregate performance score, 99.7% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5625U, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5625U in performance tests.


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