Ryzen 9 6980HX vs PRO A12-8870E

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1960	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	5.15	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Die size	250 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon 680M
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	n/a	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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