AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.9 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 6 nm
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3611 vs 3442
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25125 vs 24768
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 6 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3611 vs 3442
PassMark - CPU mark 25125 vs 24768

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 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
  • Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6849 vs 6155
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6849 vs 6155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3611
3442
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25125
24768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6155
6849
Name AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3611 3442
PassMark - CPU mark 25125 24768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6155 6849

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Essentials

Launch date May 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 533 549
Architecture codename Zen 3+
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.3 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 6 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked

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
Sockets supported FP8 FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 2400 MHz

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)