AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i7-4760HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3286 vs 1944
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23566 vs 6300
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 14 April 2014
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3286 vs 1944
PassMark - CPU mark 23566 vs 6300

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4760HQ

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4760HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3286
1944
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23566
6300
Name AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Intel Core i7-4760HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 3286 1944
PassMark - CPU mark 23566 6300
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3659
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12124

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3+ Crystal Well
Launch date Jan 2022 14 April 2014
Place in performance rating 608 613
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $434
Processor Number i7-4760HQ
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 208 mm² 260 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Transistor count 1700 Million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 2400 MHz 1.2 GHz
Device ID 0xD26
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP7 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)