AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and AMD Ryzen 5 3450U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5841
PassMark - Single thread mark		1908
PassMark - CPU mark		6742

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 2
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q2'2020
Place in performance rating	1214	1286
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OPN Tray		YM3450C4T4MFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz	1200 MHz
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
FreeSync
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12