AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core i7-1370P Comparison

The Intel Core i7-1370P and the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX land in nearly the same neighborhood of the database, sitting at the 79th and 78th percentiles respectively across all recorded CPUs, yet they get there through very different routes. Intel's chip is a 14-core, 20-thread Raptor Lake design built for the thinner-and-lighter class with a 28W thermal envelope, while AMD's Rembrandt part is an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3+ processor running at a 45W envelope. Across the fifteen head-to-head benchmarks in the database, the Ryzen 9 takes eight wins and the Core i7 takes seven, but the margins tell a more interesting story than the raw tally. The recorded data shows a chip that dominates responsiveness and single-threaded work sitting opposite a chip that dominates sustained multi-threaded throughput, with the choice between them hinging almost entirely on workload.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The single largest win in the entire dataset belongs to Intel, and it comes in the test that best predicts snappy everyday performance. In Cinebench R23 single-core, the Core i7-1370P scores 2310 against 1558 for the Ryzen 9 6900HX, a 48.3% advantage. That gap is enormous by any standard, and it is not an isolated result. The PassMark single-thread score favors Intel as well, 3557 to 3409, a 4.3% edge that appears modest only next to the Cinebench blowout. The 5.20 GHz boost clock of the Intel part, against 4.90 GHz for the AMD part, partially explains the difference, though core architecture does the heavier lifting.

Intel's other wins cluster around compute-heavy single-threaded and physics-oriented tests. PassMark physics goes to the Core i7-1370P at 1466 versus 1153, a 27.1% lead. Find prime numbers favors Intel 97 to 63, a 54% margin, and floating point math goes Intel's way 54105 to 49981, an 8.3% difference. Cinebench R23 multi-core is the surprising one: despite having fewer physical cores than its rival's thread count might suggest it needs, the 14-core Intel chip posts 16365 against 13497 for the AMD part, a 21.2% win in one of the most demanding sustained render tests in the suite.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX answers emphatically in older and memory-bound multi-threaded tests. Cinebench R15 multi-core goes to AMD 2231 to 1649, a 26.1% margin, which stands in direct contrast to the R23 result and suggests the two chips trade places depending on test vintage and load characteristics. PassMark multi-thread favors AMD 24346 to 20303, a 16.6% gap. The data-intensive PassMark subtests are where AMD is strongest: data encryption wins by 31.7% (19118 to 13067), extended instructions by 38.5% (20849 to 12822), data compression by 28.9% (306184 to 217676), random string sorting by 26.4% (32037 to 23580), and integer math by 12% (89388 to 78675). Cinebench R15 single-core also goes AMD's way, 249 to 232, a 6.8% edge, one of only two single-thread results in the dataset where the Ryzen leads.

The pattern is consistent: Intel wins responsiveness, physics simulation, prime computation, floating point, and modern rendering; AMD wins older rendering, encryption, compression, sorting, integer math, and aggregate throughput.

Architecture Differences

These are two fundamentally different silicon philosophies. The Core i7-1370P is Raptor Lake-P, manufactured by Intel on a 10 nm process, with a 217 mm² die. It uses a hybrid layout totaling 14 cores and 20 threads, a 1.90 GHz base clock, and a 5.20 GHz maximum boost. Cache is generous: 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory over a dual-channel bus, offers PCIe Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes, and pairs with Iris Xe Graphics 96EU integrated graphics. Its thermal design power is 28W, the socket is Intel BGA 1744, and the recorded launch MSRP is $438. The multiplier is locked.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is Rembrandt, Zen 3+ architecture, fabbed by TSMC on a 6 nm node with a 208 mm² die. It runs 8 cores and 16 threads, all uniform, with a 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost. Its cache is smaller per core and in total: 64 KB of L1, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3. Memory support is DDR5 only, dual-channel, with a recorded bandwidth figure of 76.8 GB/s. PCIe is likewise Gen 4 with 20 CPU lanes. Integrated graphics are the Radeon 680M. The thermal envelope is higher at 45W, the socket is AMD FP7, and notably the multiplier is unlocked, which the Intel part's is not. Neither chip supports ECC memory, and both are listed as Active mobile parts.

The node advantage sits with AMD, the core count and cache advantage with Intel, and the power envelope favors Intel for thin designs while giving AMD more thermal headroom to sustain all-core loads.

Where Each One Wins

The database makes the use-case split unusually clean. For any workload that leans on one fast thread, application launch behavior, browser responsiveness, or lightly threaded creative tools, the Core i7-1370P is the clear pick: its 48.3% Cinebench R23 single-core lead and its PassMark physics win of 27.1% are the numbers that matter. Gamers who play titles sensitive to per-core speed and physics computation should note both of those results, along with the prime-number result of 97 versus 63. The R23 multi-core win of 21.2% also means modern rendering pipelines favor the Intel chip despite its lower TDP.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX owns sustained parallel throughput and anything that touches memory or cryptographic operations. Its 16.6% PassMark multi-thread lead, 31.7% encryption lead, 28.9% compression lead, and 38.5% extended-instructions lead make it the stronger choice for file archiving, disk encryption, large-scale sorting, and integer-heavy batch processing. Its uniform 8-core layout without hybrid scheduling also aligns with the older Cinebench R15 result, where it leads by 26.1%. Overclockers have exactly one option here: the AMD chip is unlocked, the Intel chip is not.

The Verdict

The data supports a workload-driven recommendation with no hedging. Choose the Core i7-1370P when single-thread speed, physics performance, and modern rendering output define the machine: its responsiveness scores are in a different league, it wins R23 in both single and multi-core, and it does all of this at a 28W envelope suited to thinner chassis. Choose the Ryzen 9 6900HX when the day consists of compression, encryption, sorting, and sustained all-core throughput at the higher 45W envelope, and when an unlocked multiplier matters. Overall standing is essentially a coin flip: 79th versus 78th percentile, and average benchmark scores of 26900 versus 26274 put them within about one percent of each other. The nearest-rival lists reinforce how close they are, with the Intel chip bracketed by the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, and the AMD chip bracketed by the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i9-11900KF, all within a fraction of a percent. Neither is a wrong answer; each is simply the right answer to a different question.

FAQ

Q: Which CPU is faster in single-core performance? A: The Intel Core i7-1370P. It scores 2310 in Cinebench R23 single-core versus 1558 for the Ryzen 9 6900HX, a 48.3% lead, and it also wins PassMark single-thread 3557 to 3409.

Q: Which CPU is better for multi-threaded workloads? A: It depends on the test. The Ryzen 9 6900HX wins PassMark multi-thread by 16.6% (24346 to 20303) and Cinebench R15 multi-core by 26.1%, while the Core i7-1370P wins Cinebench R23 multi-core by 21.2% (16365 to 13497).

Q: Which CPU is more power efficient? A: The Core i7-1370P has a 28W TDP versus 45W for the Ryzen 9 6900HX, meaning it delivers its performance, including a multi-core R23 win, within a lower thermal envelope. Raw efficiency per watt cannot be computed from the recorded data.

Q: Can either CPU be overclocked? A: Only the Ryzen 9 6900HX. Its multiplier is unlocked. The Core i7-1370P has a locked multiplier.

Q: What integrated graphics does each CPU have? A: The Core i7-1370P includes Iris Xe Graphics 96EU. The Ryzen 9 6900HX includes the Radeon 680M. The database does not record head-to-head graphics benchmark results for these two iGPUs.

Q: Which CPU ranks higher overall in the database? A: The Core i7-1370P sits at the 79th percentile with an average benchmark score of 26900; the Ryzen 9 6900HX sits at the 78th percentile with 26274. The difference is marginal.