AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as 7zip, 3DMark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Prime95, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS.

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 6980HS

58%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 6980HS is 3% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6980HS

55%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

54%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just 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: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, Control, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.3	96.4
Valorant	110.6	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	61.4
Apex Legends	103.9	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	82.2
Overwatch	89.5	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.3	75.6
DOOM Eternal	55.3	54.8
Warzone	86.2	85.5
Assassin's Creed	92.9	92.1
Valheim	91.8	91.0

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

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 6980HS

156%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

192%

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 Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 6980HS as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 28W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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 editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	261	293
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2536	2836
Cinbench 20 Single-core	610	683
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5559	6219
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1578	1694
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14146	17305

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Single-Core	3379	3781
Multi-Core	27970	21864

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Single-Core	1643	1618
Multi-Core	9105	8278

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest 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 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP7
Core name	Rembrandt	Rembrandt
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3+
Generation	6	6
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	28 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000750 FP7r2:100-000000751	FP7:100-000000538 FP7r2:100-000000550

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 6980HS is 18% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 9 6980HS is better: 18
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is better: 8
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U specs and review.