AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 5% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6140 vs 5837

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140 vs 5837

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6140

5837

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599
PassMark - CPU mark	25090
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140	5837

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	523	1193
Architecture codename		Zen 3+
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Number of USB ports		4.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		2200 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)