AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3285 vs 3055
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23581 vs 18351

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3285 vs 3055
PassMark - CPU mark	23581 vs 18351

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3285

3055

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23581

18351

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3285	3055
PassMark - CPU mark	23581	18351
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6900

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	6 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	610	580
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		100-000000580
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.0 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	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics base frequency		1800 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI