AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Core i3-330M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i3-330M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Intel Core i3-330M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 11 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 130% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 32 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3256 vs 813
22.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23303 vs 1027

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 10 January 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3256 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark	23303 vs 1027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-330M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3256

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23303

1027

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	Intel Core i3-330M
PassMark - Single thread mark	3256	813
PassMark - CPU mark	23303	1027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6904
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.641

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	Intel Core i3-330M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Arrandale
Launch date	Jan 2022	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	610	2972
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$49
Price now		$48.56
Processor Number		i3-330M
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.85
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	81 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz	667 MHz
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
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 Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)