5 120HL vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL 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 | FP7 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL 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 6980HS and Core 5 120HL 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 6980HS and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Ryzen 9 6980HS has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
5 120HL, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 6980HS is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 6980HS and Core 5 120HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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