AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Apple M1X

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Apple M1X and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1X 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%

M1X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6900HX

55%

M1X

55%

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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	97.6
Valorant	110.4	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	62.1
Apex Legends	103.8	104.2
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	83.2
Overwatch	89.5	89.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	76.5
DOOM Eternal	55.2	55.4
Warzone	86.1	86.5
Assassin's Creed	92.8	93.1
Valheim	91.7	92.0

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 6900HX

120%

M1X

161%

To make a final resolution 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 M1X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 6900HX since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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 9 6900HX	Apple M1X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	270
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2509	2615
Cinbench 20 Single-core	604	629
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5500	5732
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1562	1628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13996	14587

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Apple M1X
Single-Core	3344	3485
Multi-Core	27674	28843

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Apple M1X
Single-Core	1626	1695
Multi-Core	9009	9389

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Apple M1X
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	February 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop;Desktop
Socket	FP7	M1X
Core name	Rembrandt	8x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 3+	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	12
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	24000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR5	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	4266
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB	12MB
L2 cache	4MB	28MB
L3 cache	16MB	64MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000544 FP7r2:100-000000560

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 6900HX is 3% better than M1X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1X has 4 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Apple M1X is better: 27
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Apple M1X 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.

• Apple M1X specs and review.