Compare AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

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Should you use AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i7 6700HQ? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is manufactured by AMD in Pakistan whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ is manufactured by Intel in Pakistan. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has a Base frequency of 3.3 GHz and 64 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has a base frequency of 2.6 GHz and 64 GB memory.

Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
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Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Power
Fabrication process 7 nm14 nm
TDP 35-54 W45 W
Max. temperature 105°C100°C

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General
Vendor AMDIntel
Released January 12, 2021September 1, 2015
Type LaptopLaptop
instruction set x86-64x86-64
Codename CezanneSkylake
Socket FP6BGA-1440
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 8 HD Graphics 530
Performance
Cores 84
Threads 168
Base Frequency 3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x26x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier YesNo
IGPU
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 8Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz1050 MHz
Shading Units 512
TMUs 32
ROPs 8
TGP 15 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Size 64 GB64 GB
Max. Memory Channels 22
Max. Memory Bandwidth 68.27 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC Support YesNo
Misc
PCI Express Version 3.03.0
PCI Express Lanes 1616
Official page https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-5900hxhttps://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/88967/intel-core-i7-6700hq-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-50-ghz.html
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core) 1485907
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 127894225
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 32111908
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 231016489
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 1485839
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 82293331

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Detailed Comparison of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has been announced on January 2021 whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has been announced on September 2015. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:

Passmark Score: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is 23101 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i7 6700HQ is 6489.

Memory Comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Coming to the Memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has a memory size of 64 GB while Intel Core i7 6700HQ comes up with 64 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.

Performance Comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has 8 cores with 16 threads whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQ has 4 cores with 16 threads. AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has base frequency of 3.3 GHz whereas Intel Core i7 6700HQhas base frequency of 2.6 GHz.

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Q. Which model has higher Geekbench 5 (multi-core) score - AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has higher Geekbench 5 score with total score of 8229 compare to Intel Core i7 6700HQ with a score of 3331.

Q. Which model has higher Passmark CPU (multi-core) score - AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

Intel Core i7 6700HQ has higher Passmark CPU score with total score of 6489 compare to AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with a score of 23101.

Q. Which model has higher base frequency among AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has a higher base frequency of 3.3 GHz compared to Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 2.6 GHz base frequency.

Q. AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ, which model has higher bandwidth?

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with 68.27 GB/s bandwidth is better than Intel Core i7 6700HQ with 34.1 GB/s bandwidth.

Q. Which model has higher number of cores - AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i7 6700HQ?

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has 8 cores which is higher than Intel Core i7 6700HQ that has 4 cores.

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX in the market?

Best laptops having AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX are Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551QS-XS99 Laptop (AMD Ryzen 9/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win10 Home/ 8GB Graph), ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS-HF059TS Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 9/ 32GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win10 Home/ 16GB Graph).

Q. What are some of the best laptops having - Intel Core i7 6700HQ in the market?

Best laptops having Intel Core i7 6700HQ are Dell Inspiron 7559 (Y567503HIN9) Laptop (6th Gen Intel Ci7/ 16GB/ 1TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph), Acer Predator G9-591 (NX.Q0ASI.001) Notebook (6th Gen Ci7/ 16GB/ 1TB/ Win10/ 4GB Graph).

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