AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i5-8259U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i5-8259U 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 - Video Composition (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 6900HX

Intel Core i5-8259U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.80 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
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 2205
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24847 vs 7897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 3 April 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.80 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 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 2205
PassMark - CPU mark	24847 vs 7897

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8259U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8259U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3443

2205

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24847

7897

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i5-8259U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443	2205
PassMark - CPU mark	24847	7897
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6835
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		11568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		11568

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i5-8259U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	3 April 2018
Place in performance rating	567	518
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Processor Number		i5-8259U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	123 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
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		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)