Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Xeon Gold 6122

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking583not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency4.77no data
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameno dataRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 April 2018 (7 years ago)January 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache28 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6122 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Gold 6122 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Gold 6122 and AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6122 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.

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