Ryzen 5 5560U vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.84
+55.2%
Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.56

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking477799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRyzen 5
Power efficiency40.1060.28
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)1 December 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size208 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 5 5560U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

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 9 6900HS 14.84
+55.2%
Ryzen 5 5560U 9.56

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 9 6900HS 23566
+55.2%
Ryzen 5 5560U 15188

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 9 6900HS 1854
+10.8%
Ryzen 5 5560U 1673

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 9 6900HS 8798
+39.2%
Ryzen 5 5560U 6322

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 2161
+68.8%
Ryzen 5 5560U 1280

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 245
+21.3%
Ryzen 5 5560U 202

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 9224
+54.9%
Ryzen 5 5560U 5955

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 227
Ryzen 5 5560U 392
+72.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1537
+16.6%
Ryzen 5 5560U 1318

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HS 5805
+22.5%
Ryzen 5 5560U 4740

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HS 62006
+62%
Ryzen 5 5560U 38281

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HS 281
+12.4%
Ryzen 5 5560U 250

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1527
+27.7%
Ryzen 5 5560U 1196

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 197
+2.6%
Ryzen 5 5560U 192

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 382
Ryzen 5 5560U 677
+77.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.84 9.56
Integrated graphics card 14.99 1.98
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 55.2% higher aggregate performance score, 657.1% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5560U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.


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