AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

AMD started Ryzen 9 6980HX sales on January 2022. This is a Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 6 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FP7 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR5-4800 memory.

We have no data on Ryzen 9 6980HX benchmark results.

General info

Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years old)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speed3.3 GHzof 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed5 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64K (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache512K (per core)of 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography6 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size208 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cof 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplierYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6980HX compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+
AVX+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Ryzen 9 6980HX.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes20of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen 9 6980HX. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


We have no data on Ryzen 9 6980HX benchmark results.


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