Xeon 6972P vs Ryzen 9 5980HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	465	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Power efficiency	31.16	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne-HX (Zen 3) (2021)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P 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)	96
Threads	16	192
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	180 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P 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)	45 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P 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 5980HX and Xeon 6972P 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 5980HX and Xeon 6972P. 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

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 January 2021	24 September 2024
Physical cores	8	96
Threads	16	192
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	500 Watt

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