AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Furmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Prime95, AIDA64, RealBench, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Valheim

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H or AMD Ryzen 3 5425C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 5425C

53%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

60%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is 11% better than Ryzen 3 5425C. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 5425C

52%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	98.7
Valorant	104.4	112.2
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	62.8
Apex Legends	98.1	105.5
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	84.1
Overwatch	84.6	90.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.0	77.4
DOOM Eternal	52.2	56.1
Warzone	81.4	87.5
Assassin's Creed	87.7	94.2
Valheim	86.7	93.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 5425C

254%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

116%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 5425C is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	249	326
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	900	3152
Cinbench 20 Single-core	657	758
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2360	6910
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1136	1882
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5632	19232

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Single-Core	3715	4201
Multi-Core	12254	34768

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Single-Core	1147	1575
Multi-Core	3795	10523

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
Announcement date	May 29, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP7
Core name	Barcelo	Rembrandt
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3+
Generation	6	6
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR5
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	2MB	4MB
L3 cache	8MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is 18% better than Ryzen 3 5425C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has 4 more core than Ryzen 3 5425C. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 5425C is better: 4
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is better: 30
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 5425C and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 5425C specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H specs and review.