AMD Ryzen 7 6800H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3243 vs 3193
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23398 vs 22514
Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6591 vs 6500

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3243 vs 3193
PassMark - CPU mark	23398 vs 22514
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6591 vs 6500

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3243

3193

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23398

22514

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6591

6500

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3243	3193
PassMark - CPU mark	23398	22514
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6591	6500

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	639	666
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-4266
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
Number of USB ports	4.0
PCI Express revision		4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)