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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 440 days older than Ryzen 9 6900HX.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 6900HX
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 45 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 6900HX - 260 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX - 24 vs 16 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
260
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Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.46/FPS
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Price, CA$
CA$379.95
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 6900HX
Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 6900HX | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rembrandt | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket FP7 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 105 W |
6 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon 680M | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 6900HX or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
201 FPS
CA$27.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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131 FPS
CA$19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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200 FPS
CA$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Ryzen 9 6900HX or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
60 FPS
CA$18.33/FPS
Radeon Vega 8
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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122 FPS
CA$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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122 FPS
CA$9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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143 FPS
CA$22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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143 FPS
CA$25.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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143 FPS
CA$23.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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