AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i7-6700TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i7-6700TE 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 i7-6700TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 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 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
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3437 vs 2051
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24706 vs 6109

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 19 October 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
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
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437 vs 2051
PassMark - CPU mark	24706 vs 6109

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700TE

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

2051

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24706

6109

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-6700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437	2051
PassMark - CPU mark	24706	6109
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6849
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3912
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11914

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-6700TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Skylake
Launch date	Jan 2022	19 October 2015
Place in performance rating	548	536
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-6700TE
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °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		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz	1 GHz
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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)
Secure Boot