Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs i7-980X EE

Place in the ranking	1469	521
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	2.79	47.66
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	no data	1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	6400 MHz	54 MHz
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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.

Socket	LGA-1366	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 880M

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-980X EE 3.84

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.11
+267%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-980X EE 6096

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22406
+268%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.84	14.11
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	28 Watt

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 has a 267.4% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 364.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-980X EE in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-980X EE is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.