AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it 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 like WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, Furmark, PassMark, Prime95, AIDA64, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 9 6900HX

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6980HS

55%

Ryzen 9 6900HX

55%

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 play games. Because this processor costs 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 final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.3	97.2
Valorant	110.6	110.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	61.8
Apex Legends	103.9	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	82.8
Overwatch	89.5	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.3	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.3	55.2
Warzone	86.2	86.1
Assassin's Creed	92.9	92.8
Valheim	91.8	91.7

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. So 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 9 6980HS

156%

Ryzen 9 6900HX

120%

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 9 6980HS is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 6900HX since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 45W. 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 streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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. Since there are still many programs that 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 9 6900HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	261	258
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2536	2509
Cinbench 20 Single-core	610	604
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5559	5500
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1578	1562
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14146	13996

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Single-Core	3379	3344
Multi-Core	27970	27674

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Single-Core	1643	1626
Multi-Core	9105	9009

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	January 09, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP7
Core name	Rembrandt	Rembrandt
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3+
Generation	6	6
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 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	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000750 FP7r2:100-000000751	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. 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: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is better: 1
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 6980HS and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX before making a selection 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 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.