Xeon 6980P vs A9-9420

Primary details

Comparing A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2520	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	5.99	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P 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	2 (Dual-core)	128
Threads	2	256
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	125 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P 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	2
Socket	FT4	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Radeon R5

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9420 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2016	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	2	256
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

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