AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i5-11500H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i5-11500H 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Intel Core i5-11500H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 3083
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24847 vs 16169

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 3083
PassMark - CPU mark	24847 vs 16169

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500H

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	576 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11500H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3443

3083

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24847

16169

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i5-11500H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443	3083
PassMark - CPU mark	24847	16169
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6835

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i5-11500H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Tiger Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	11 May 2021
Place in performance rating	567	502
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-11500H
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Device ID		0x9A60
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.40 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.90 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		50 x 26.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot