Ultra 5 245KF vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	474	168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	79.32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	40.15	21.16
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	24 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	14
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	6 nm	3 nm
Die size	208 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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	1
Socket	FP7	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 680M

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core Ultra 5 245KF.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.13	28.48
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	14
Chip lithography	6 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

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