Ryzen 7 7735U vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.89
+17%
Ryzen 7 7735U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.58

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Ryzen 7 7735U by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking437555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency32.8045.05
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Rembrandt-U Refresh (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U 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 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.75 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm6 nm
Die size208 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U 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
SocketFP7FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U. 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, SHAMMX, 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 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 7 7735U.

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 6900HX 15.89
+17%
Ryzen 7 7735U 13.58

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 24770
+17%
Ryzen 7 7735U 21169

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 2010
+12.6%
Ryzen 7 7735U 1785

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 9719
+25.1%
Ryzen 7 7735U 7769

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
+5.5%
Ryzen 7 7735U 6207

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
+22.7%
Ryzen 7 7735U 32220

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
+27.6%
Ryzen 7 7735U 10407

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
+37.4%
Ryzen 7 7735U 5.18

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
+22.8%
Ryzen 7 7735U 19

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
+31.4%
Ryzen 7 7735U 1698

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
+6.4%
Ryzen 7 7735U 234

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
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 7735U 2.8

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
+16.7%
Ryzen 7 7735U 10.2

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
+26.4%
Ryzen 7 7735U 91

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
+11.8%
Ryzen 7 7735U 229

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
+40.2%
Ryzen 7 7735U 4904

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 9647
+17.6%
Ryzen 7 7735U 8203

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 231
Ryzen 7 7735U 308
+33.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1589
+4.4%
Ryzen 7 7735U 1522

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HX 5817
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 7735U 5579

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HX 61333
+25.2%
Ryzen 7 7735U 48972

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HX 286
+19.2%
Ryzen 7 7735U 240

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.89 13.58
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 17% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 7 7735U, on the other hand, has 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7735U in performance tests.


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