AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i7-6820EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Intel Core i7-6820EQ 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 i7-6820EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

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 40% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3443 vs 1997
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24847 vs 7001

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443 vs 1997
PassMark - CPU mark	24847 vs 7001

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6820EQ

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 i7-6820EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3443

1997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24847

7001

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-6820EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3443	1997
PassMark - CPU mark	24847	7001
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6835
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Intel Core i7-6820EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Skylake
Launch date	Jan 2022	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	567	530
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-6820EQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.50 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	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Device ID		0x191B
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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
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® 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