AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Blender, AIDA64, Furmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 6900HX

58%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6900HX

55%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	100.8
Valorant	110.4	114.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	64.1
Apex Legends	103.8	107.7
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	85.9
Overwatch	89.5	92.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	79.0
DOOM Eternal	55.2	57.3
Warzone	86.1	89.3
Assassin's Creed	92.8	96.2
Valheim	91.7	95.1

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 comparisons 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 9 6900HX

120%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

14%

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 9 6900HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 250W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores 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. Since there are still many programs that 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 9 6900HX	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	173
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2509	4324
Cinbench 20 Single-core	604	431
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5500	10008
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1562	1098
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13996	20987

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Single-Core	3344	2290
Multi-Core	27674	28963

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Single-Core	1626	1082
Multi-Core	9009	12545

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	October 02, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	sTR4
Core name	Rembrandt	Colfax
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen+
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	4.9 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	18800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	250 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB	2.25MB
L2 cache	4MB	12MB
L3 cache	16MB	64MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000544 FP7r2:100-000000560	YD297XAZUHCAF YD297XAZAFWOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 6900HX is 9% better than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 16 more core than Ryzen 9 6900HX. 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 9 6900HX is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is better: 20
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX specs and review.