AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and Intel Core i7-5850EQ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3298 vs 2119
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23707 vs 7036

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3298 vs 2119
PassMark - CPU mark	23707 vs 7036

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3298

2119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23707

7036

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3298	2119
PassMark - CPU mark	23707	7036
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6852
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3810
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		36.444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7501

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Broadwell
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	608	606
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5850EQ
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3L 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)