[ AMD ]
Processors
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Overall Score
52/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 52/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Average
64/100
Performance
Rating: Below Average
59/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 33x |
| P-Cores | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 |
| Total Cores | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 34.6 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 80.9 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 984.2 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 221.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 331.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 82.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 209.8 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 680M |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i9 12900HX |
| Released | January 4, 2022 |
| Successor | -AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX |
| Type | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800- LPDDR5-6400 |
Misc
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 6 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C |
| Socket | FP7 |
| TDP (PL1) | 45 W |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 303 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 18.9 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20.7B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 62M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.4 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 88.1 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1129 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 31.7M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 4.16 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 228.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 534 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Execution Units | 12 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2400 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon 680M |
| ROPs | 32 |
| Shading Units | 768 |
| TGP | 15 W |
| TMUs | 48 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).