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Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS + Intel Arc A350M

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89 Score

Top 11% Ranking

89 / 100

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Power Build

Top 11% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

1440p Ultra4K High

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

Well Balanced

CPU

87%

GPU

92%

PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

25,284 Benchmark Score

Top 13% Market Ranking

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GRAPHICS CARD

Intel Arc A350M

24,647 Benchmark Score

Top 8% Market Ranking

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Market Position

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Budget

0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

High-End

60-85

Enthusiast

85-100

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Strong Performance

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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready

70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High

50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med

30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports

0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

This is a laptop-class build pairing the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS with the Intel Arc A350M. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs and the GPU at the 70th percentile, giving a combined percentile of 74. No measured FPS data exists for this exact combination, so all frame-rate discussion in the Gaming Performance section is estimated from the benchmark scores.

CPU Analysis

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is an eight-core, sixteen-thread mobile processor built on Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) architecture. It operates with a 3.30 GHz base clock and a 4.90 GHz boost clock, all within a 35 W TDP. The chip is manufactured on TSMC's 6 nm process, with a die size of 208 mm². The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is dual-channel DDR5 with a 76.8 GB/s bandwidth, and the CPU provides 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. An integrated Radeon 680M GPU is present, though the discrete Arc A350M handles graphics in this build.

Benchmark results show strong multi-threaded capability for a 35 W part. Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 13445, while single-core scores 1554. Geekbench multicore hits 9451 and single-core 1733. Passmark multithread is 23152 and single-thread is 3237. The 3DMark thread scaling test shows 3dmark_16_threads at 6963 and 3dmark_max_threads at 6955, nearly identical, indicating that the eight physical cores are the primary workhorses and the extra threads add minimal scaling beyond that point. At 8 threads the score is 5830, and at 4 threads it drops to 3427, so scaling is strong up to eight threads but flattens after that.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 25284, which places it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201) and essentially tied with the Intel Core i5-13400F (25292, delta 0). It is 0.3% behind the Intel Core 5 120 (25362) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365). That means a 35 W laptop processor is trading blows with mid-range desktop CPUs, which is notable for a thin-and-light chassis. The 77th percentile rank confirms that this CPU outperforms the majority of all processors in the database.

The Passmark sub-tests reveal specific strengths: data compression scores 292842, data encryption 18303, extended instructions 20015, floating point math 48239, integer math 86449, and random string sorting 30528. These numbers indicate strong performance for encryption, compression, and general integer-heavy workloads. The physics test at 1041 and find prime numbers at 58 are lower, but those are single-threaded stress tests. Overall, the CPU is a capable performer for productivity and light content creation.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 25284, and the GPU's average is 24647. The CPU percentile is 77, the GPU percentile is 70, and the combined percentile is 74. The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i5-13400F (25292, delta 0), the Intel Core 5 120 (25362, delta -0.3), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365, delta -0.3), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (25201, delta 0.3). The delta values indicate that the 6900HS is effectively on par with the i5-13400F, slightly behind the Core 5 120 and the 5600X3D, and slightly ahead of the 6800H. This places the CPU in a comfortable mid-range position for desktop and mobile parts.

The GPU's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 590 (24744, delta -0.4), the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (24763, delta -0.5), the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (24442, delta 0.8), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 (24277, delta 1.5). The A350M is 0.4% behind the RX 590, 0.5% behind the RTX A5000 Mobile, and 0.8% ahead of the RX 6600 XT and 1.5% ahead of the GTX 1630. These deltas are small, meaning the GPU is in a cluster of parts that deliver similar raw compute performance. The GPU's benchmark scores are 24546 in Geekbench OpenCL and 24747 in Geekbench Vulkan, indicating that it performs slightly better in Vulkan than OpenCL.

The combined picture is that the CPU is a stronger component relative to its pool than the GPU is to its pool. The CPU ranks in the 77th percentile, while the GPU ranks in the 70th. In a balanced build, a 7-percentage-point gap is noticeable but not extreme. The CPU can feed the GPU in most gaming scenarios, but the GPU will be the limiting factor in heavily GPU-bound tasks.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows a clear hierarchy: the CPU is the more capable component. The CPU's 77th percentile and the GPU's 70th percentile mean that the CPU will be the limiting factor in tasks that scale with CPU performance, such as physics simulation, AI inference, and heavy multi-threaded rendering. Conversely, the GPU will bottleneck in tasks like 3D rendering, high-resolution texture work, and any workload that requires more than 4 GB of VRAM.

The GPU's memory bandwidth is 112.0 GB/s, which is modest for a modern part. The CPU's 76.8 GB/s system bandwidth is high for a mobile processor, but the GPU's VRAM is separate. In gaming, the GPU's 4 GB VRAM will become a limitation at higher resolution or when texture quality is set to high, as the GPU will need to swap textures through the PCIe bus. The CPU's 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes provide enough bandwidth for the GPU's x8 interface, so the PCIe link is not a bottleneck.

The CPU's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 1554, Geekbench single 1733) means it can drive the GPU efficiently. The 3.30 GHz base clock and 4.90 GHz boost clock provide headroom for demanding titles. However, the GPU's 3.379 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the ceiling for graphics performance. At standard desktop resolutions, the GPU will be the limiting factor in most modern titles, while the CPU will be idle. At lower resolutions or with lower graphics settings, the CPU may become the bottleneck, but given the GPU's performance tier, the GPU will likely be the first to saturate.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's TDP?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS has a TDP of 35 W.

Q: How does the CPU compare to the Intel Core i5-13400F?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 25284, which is essentially tied with the i5-13400F's 25292, a delta of 0.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The Intel Arc A350M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 112.0 GB/s.

Q: Does the CPU support PCIe Gen 4?

A: Yes, the CPU provides 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes.

Q: Is the GPU still in production?

A: No, the Intel Arc A350M is end-of-life, with a release date of March 29, 2022.

Q: What is the GPU's FP32 performance?

A: The GPU delivers 3.379 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, with 6.758 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1).

Q: What is the combined percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile is 74, with the CPU at 77 and the GPU at 70.

Who Should Build It

This build targets users who need a laptop with a strong CPU for productivity and a GPU that can handle light to moderate graphics work. The CPU's 77th percentile makes it suitable for developers who compile code, content creators who render video or process photos, and data analysts who run compression or encryption tasks. The Passport data compression score of 292842 and encryption score of 18303 indicate that the CPU is particularly strong in these areas. Students and small business users who run office suites, spreadsheets, and web applications will find the CPU more than adequate.

For gaming, the GPU's performance sits between the GTX 1630 and the RX 590, so it is best suited for lower resolution and medium settings. The 4 GB VRAM is a limiting factor for high-resolution textures, so gamers who prioritize frame rates over visual fidelity will be the target audience. The build is a laptop, so portability is a given, and the 35 W CPU plus 25 W GPU means a modest power envelope that does not require a large PSU.

The CPU is not unlocked, so overclocking is not an option. The build is best suited for users who want a reliable, high-CPU-performance laptop without the need for a top-tier discrete GPU.

GPU Analysis

The Intel Arc A350M is based on the Xe-HPG architecture and the DG2-128 chip, manufactured on a 6 nm process with 7,200 million transistors and a die size of 157 mm². It has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, with 6 dedicated RT cores. The base clock is 1150 MHz and the boost clock is 2200 MHz, while the memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The GPU supports PCIe 4.0 x8, and the display output is portable-device-dependent.

The memory subsystem is 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, yielding 112.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The FP32 throughput is 3.379 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 6.758 TFLOPS (2:1). The pixel rate is 52.80 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 105.6 GTexel/s. In Geekbench OpenCL the GPU scores 24546, and in Vulkan it scores 24747, with an average of 24647. That places it 0.4% behind the RX 590 and 0.5% behind the RTX A5000 Mobile, but 0.8% ahead of the RX 6600 XT and 1.5% ahead of the GTX 1630. The GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so it is ready for modern APIs.

The 6 RT cores allow ray tracing to run, but the low FP32 throughput means that ray-traced effects will be best at lower resolutions. The 4 GB VRAM is the main constraint for high-resolution textures and heavy effects. The GPU is end-of-life, so no new features are expected, but it remains a capable entry-level discrete for this build.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses the AMD Socket FP7, which is a mobile platform. The memory support is dual-channel DDR5 with a 76.8 GB/s bandwidth, and the CPU provides 20 PCIe Gen 4 lanes. The GPU is an Intel Arc A350M with a 25 W TDP and a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The total TDP of the CPU and GPU is 35 W + 25 W, so the system is power-efficient.

Since this is a laptop, the upgrade path is limited. The socket FP7 is not upgradeable, and the GPU is likely soldered. The most sensible next upgrade would be to increase the amount of system memory if the laptop supports it, but the 76.8 GB/s bandwidth is already sufficient for the CPU's needs. The PCIe Gen 4 support is future-proof for storage, as NVMe SSDs can utilize the lanes. The GPU's 4 GB VRAM is a bottleneck, but it is not upgradeable.

Build Overview

This is a laptop-class build with a combined percentile of 74. The CPU is a high-tier mobile processor, and the GPU is an entry-level discrete part. The CPU's average benchmark score is 25284, and the GPU's is 24647. The CPU is 0.3% ahead of the Ryzen 7 6800H, and the GPU is 0.4% behind the RX 590. The overall tier is mid-range, with the CPU doing the heavy lifting. This pairing is suitable for users who want a strong CPU for productivity and a discrete GPU for light gaming and graphics work.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU+GPU combination. The FPS figures in this section are estimates based on the benchmark scores. The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 24546 and Vulkan score of 24747 place it in the performance range of the RX 590 and GTX 1630. In typical modern titles, this GPU will handle 1080p with medium settings at playable frame rates. The CPU's single-thread score of 1554 in Cinebench R23 and 1733 in Geekbench indicates that it will not bottleneck the GPU at lower resolutions. At higher resolutions, the 4 GB VRAM will be a limiting factor, so texture quality and resolution must be reduced. The GPU's 3.379 TFLOPS of FP32 is sufficient for esports titles and older games, but demanding AAA titles will require lowered settings. The CPU's 16 threads will help with physics and AI in games, but the GPU is the bottleneck. Users should expect a playable experience at 1080p medium settings, with frame rates dropping in heavier titles.

Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS + Intel Arc A350M

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