Ryzen 9 6980HS vs A10-6700

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1939	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.84	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	6 nm
Die size	246 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.38	15.98
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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