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

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Intel Core i7-4760HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 7 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 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 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 1944
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24847 vs 6300

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 14 April 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
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)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 1944
PassMark - CPU mark	24847 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 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4760HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3443

1944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24847

6300

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-4760HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443	1944
PassMark - CPU mark	24847	6300
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6835
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3659
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12124

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-4760HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Crystal Well
Launch date	Jan 2022	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	567	537
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)	45 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)