Benchmarking data from Cinebench R23, as disclosed by Mochamad Farido Fanani on Twitter, reveals the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, embedded in the Asus ROG Ally handheld, showcasing a superior performance relative to the 95W Intel Core i9-9900K, albeit operating at a mere 15 watts.

In the multicore performance evaluation, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme surpasses Intel's desktop processor, scoring 10818 points versus 10746. The differential escalates in the single-core test, with the AMD chip tallying 1676 points, a significant lead over the Core i9-9900K's 1277. A noteworthy point of comparison includes the 65W Core i5-11400 and Core i5-10400 CPUs, both of which exhibited less competitive results than the ROG Ally's APU in the benchmark. Conversely, the 65W Core i5-12400 registers a marginally superior multicore score, at 12.5 thousand points.

The Asus ROG Ally handheld, recently launched, includes the Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU in its top-tier configuration. This APU encompasses eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads, and operates at a turbo clock speed of up to 5.1 GHz. The APU also integrates a twelve-thread RDNA 3 iGPU, with a clocking capability as high as 2.7 GHz.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU for Asus ROG Ally Handheld Outperforms 95W Intel Core i9-9900K at 15 Watts