Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Ryzen 5 8500G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 538 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 19.93 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | AM5 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 8.31 | 15.98 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8500G has a 50% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has 92.3% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 6980HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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