Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.55
+87.6%

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking918448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency12.0732.70
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 5 3500X 8.29
Ryzen 9 6900HX 15.55
+87.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 3500X 13163
Ryzen 9 6900HX 24705
+87.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 3500X 1579
Ryzen 9 6900HX 1999
+26.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 3500X 5927
Ryzen 9 6900HX 9662
+63%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 15.55
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 6 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 87.6% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500X and Ryzen 9 6900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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