AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i3-8145U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i3-8145U 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, 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 6900HX

Intel Core i3-8145U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 2100
6.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24847 vs 3789

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 21 August 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 2100
PassMark - CPU mark	24847 vs 3789

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8145U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8145U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3443

2100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24847

3789

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i3-8145U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443	2100
PassMark - CPU mark	24847	3789
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6835
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8121
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1590
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5815
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1590
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i3-8145U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	21 August 2018
Place in performance rating	567	539
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$281
Processor Number		i3-8145U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.00
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	123 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Device ID		0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.30 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)