AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
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The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a processor for big (workstation) laptops based on the Rembrandt generation. The R9 6900HX integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.9 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process. The 6950H is the professional version of the consumer R9 6900HX without overclocking features but with additional management features and the Microsoft Pluton Security processor.
The new Zen 3+ architecture is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.
A big novelty is the integrated GPU Radeon 680M, that is now based on the RDNA2 architecture and offers 12 CUs at up to 2.4 GHz. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.
Performance
While we have not tested a single system built around the 6950H as of August 2023, we have tested one system featuring the 6950HS, its slightly more power-efficient brother. Based on that, expect the 6950H to be slightly faster than the Ryzen 7 5800H, Ryzen 9 4900H, Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS and also the Core i7-11800H. In other words, this is a higher-end chip that will handle almost any task with ease, as of late 2022.
Your mileage may vary depending on how competent the cooling solution of your laptop is and how high the CPU power limits are.
Power consumption
This Ryzen has a default TDP of 45 W (also known as the PL1). A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this one here.
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is built with TSMC's 6 nm process leading to great, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R9 5980HS integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3 GHz (guaranteed base clock) to 4.8 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm process at TSMC. Compared to the 5980HX (up to 54 W), the 5980HS is configured to a TDP of 35W and offers a 300 MHz reduced base speed.
The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.
With the increased clock speed and IPC improvements thanks to Zen 3, the Ryzen 9 5980HS should be clearly faster than the lower clocked Ryzen 9 4900H.
In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics card with 8 CUs and up to 2100 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.
The TDP of the APU is specified at 35 Watt and therefore suited for smaller laptops than the 5980HX (35 - 52W, default 45W).
Model | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H | AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Codename | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) |
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Clock | 3300 - 4900 MHz | 3000 - 4800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L2 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 | 8 / 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TDP | 45 Watt | 35 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology | 6 nm | 7 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
max. Temp. | 95 °C | 105 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Socket | FP7/FP7r2 | FP6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, 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 | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iGPU | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | www.amd.com | www.amd.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
L1 Cache | 512 KB |