AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Prime95, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Furmark, 7zip, WPrime, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, MATLAB, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or AMD Ryzen 7 6800U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 6800U

57%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 6800U

54%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	97.6
Valorant	109.7	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	62.1
Apex Legends	103.1	104.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.3	83.2
Overwatch	88.9	89.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	76.5
DOOM Eternal	54.9	55.5
Warzone	85.6	86.5
Assassin's Creed	92.2	93.2
Valheim	91.1	92.1

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: 2K, 4K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 6800U

178%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

115%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 6800U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 5900HX as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	222	223
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2320	2160
Cinbench 20 Single-core	545	571
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5106	5536
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1437	1344
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13018	12051

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	3098	3340
Multi-Core	25757	23829

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	1497	1561
Multi-Core	8374	9439

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP6
Core name	Rembrandt	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Generation	6	3
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000534 FP7r2:100-000000617	100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5900HX is 18% better than Ryzen 7 6800U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 7 6800U is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is better: 19
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 6800U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX specs and review.