Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	477	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.23	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+)
Release date	29 July 2017 (6 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$493	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	213 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	9,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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	SP3r2	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Quad-channel

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	45 Watt

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