Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Celeron 3965Y
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Celeron 3965Y by a whopping 1880% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2649 | 473 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.83 | 40.15 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 13 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 615 | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.75 | 14.85 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.87 | 15.98 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron 3965Y has 483.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 6900HS, on the other hand, has a 1880% higher aggregate performance score, 754.5% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3965Y and Ryzen 9 6900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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