i7-14700HX vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.55
Core i7-14700HX
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 55 Watt
23.61
+51.8%

Core i7-14700HX outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking448220
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency32.7040.63
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data157 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX 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
SocketFP7FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Core i7-14700HX.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 6900HX 15.55
i7-14700HX 23.61
+51.8%

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 6900HX 24705
i7-14700HX 37511
+51.8%

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 6900HX 1999
i7-14700HX 2520
+26.1%

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 6900HX 9662
i7-14700HX 13724
+42%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6546
i7-14700HX 11767
+79.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 39524
i7-14700HX 68172
+72.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 13274
i7-14700HX 18104
+36.4%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 3.77
i7-14700HX 2.69
+40.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 24
+129%
i7-14700HX 10

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 6900HX 2231
i7-14700HX 3780
+69.4%

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 6900HX 249
i7-14700HX 296
+18.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2.92
i7-14700HX 3.63
+24.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 11.9
i7-14700HX 19.3
+62.2%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6875
i7-14700HX 10202
+48.4%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 114
i7-14700HX 177
+54.7%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 256
i7-14700HX 365
+42.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 9647
i7-14700HX 17691
+83.4%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 231
+65%
i7-14700HX 140

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1589
i7-14700HX 2080
+30.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HX 5817
i7-14700HX 6895
+18.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HX 61333
i7-14700HX 98097
+59.9%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HX 286
i7-14700HX 302
+5.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1610
i7-14700HX 2132
+32.4%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 6900HX 227
i7-14700HX 274
+20.7%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 407
+67.5%
i7-14700HX 243

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 10340
i7-14700HX 16326
+57.9%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2148
i7-14700HX 2884
+34.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.55 23.61
Integrated graphics card 15.33 5.58
Physical cores 8 20
Threads 16 28
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has 174.7% faster integrated GPU, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

i7-14700HX, on the other hand, has a 51.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

The Core i7-14700HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 6900HX in performance tests.


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