Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.84
Ryzen 7 8840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.23
+2.6%

Ryzen 7 8840HS outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HS by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking478461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency40.1351.48
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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
SocketFP7FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS. 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, SMERyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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
Ryzen 7 8840HS 15.23
+2.6%

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 9 6900HS 23566
Ryzen 7 8840HS 24195
+2.7%

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 9 6900HS 1854
Ryzen 7 8840HS 2061
+11.2%

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 8801
Ryzen 7 8840HS 9074
+3.1%

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
+5.7%
Ryzen 7 8840HS 2045

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
Ryzen 7 8840HS 268
+9.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 9224
Ryzen 7 8840HS 9949
+7.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 227
Ryzen 7 8840HS 232
+2.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1537
Ryzen 7 8840HS 1942
+26.4%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HS 5805
Ryzen 7 8840HS 6205
+6.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HS 62006
+2.2%
Ryzen 7 8840HS 60670

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HS 281
Ryzen 7 8840HS 308
+9.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1527
Ryzen 7 8840HS 1658
+8.6%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HS 197
Ryzen 7 8840HS 248
+25.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 382
+1.9%
Ryzen 7 8840HS 375

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.84 15.23
Integrated graphics card 15.33 18.32
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840HS has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, 19.5% faster integrated GPU, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 8840HS.


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