Xeon 6979P vs Ryzen 9 4900HS

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	630	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)	no data
Power efficiency	32.32	no data
Architecture codename	Renoir (Zen 2) (2020)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	7 March 2020 (4 years ago)	24 September 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P 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	8 (Octa-Core)	120
Threads	16	240
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	156 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	9800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P 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	FP6	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P 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 Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-4266	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 4900HS and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 March 2020	24 September 2024
Physical cores	8	120
Threads	16	240
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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