What you need to know
- AMD's Ryzen 6000 H-series processors are available starting today.
- The new CPUs were first shown off at CES 2022 and promise a significant performance boost over the previous generation.
- The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is one of the first laptops to run on a Ryzen 6000 H-series chip.
The new Ryzen 6000 H-series CPUs are built on the newer Zen 3+ core architecture. The chips also support DDR5 RAM, PCIe 4.0, USB 4.0, and Wi-Fi 6E.
AMD announced its new H-series chips alongside several U-series CPUs. Here are the specs of the 13 new processors from AMD that were unveiled at CES 2022:
| Model | Cores (Threads) | Max boost | Cache | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX | 8 (16) | 5.0GHz | 20MB | 45W+ |
| AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS | 8 (16) | 5.0GHz | 20MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | 8 (16) | 4.9GHz | 20MB | 45W+ |
| AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | 8 (16) | 4.9GHz | 20MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | 8 (16) | 4.7GHz | 20MB | 45W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS | 8 (16) | 4.7GHz | 20MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | 6 (12) | 4.5GHz | 19MB | 45W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS | 6 (12) | 4.5GHz | 19MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800U | 8 (16) | 4.7GHz | 20MB | 15-28W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600U | 6 (12) | 4.5GHz | 19MB | 15-28W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | 8 (16) | 4.5GHz | 20MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5625U | 6 (12) | 4.3GHz | 19MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 3 5425U | 4 (8) | 4.1GHz | 10MB | 15W |
Alienware, ASUS, Acer, Lenovo, and Razer all have laptops with Ryzen 6000 H series processors on the way. The first major PC to run on one of the new chips is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14. That laptop has a Ryzen 9 6900HS and AMD Radeon RX 6800S discrete graphics. With those specs, the ROG Zephyrus G14 could be among the best gaming laptops.
The Razer Blade 14 (2022), Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (2022), and ASUS Zephyrus G15 will also come out this year and feature AMD's Ryzen 6000 H-series CPUs.
