AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Intel Celeron 3215U

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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3215U
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Intel Celeron 3215U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS or Intel Celeron 3215U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3215U was released in Q2/2015.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
5 Generation 7
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.60 GHz). The Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 680M GPU Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
2.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.10 GHz
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
9 GPU Generation 8
6 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 12
768 Shader 96
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 680M GPU Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3215U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 12
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 3215U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
6 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP7 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1640 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
394 (24%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10094 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810 (8%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2040 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
335 (16%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9768 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
601 (6%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (4%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
24035 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1145 (5%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
252 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69 (27%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
2276 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133 (6%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1579 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
13977 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
614 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5524 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
191 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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