Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Xeon Platinum 8368

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	20	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	20.31	no data
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 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 cores	38	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	76	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	57 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 Xeon Platinum 8368 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	38	8
Threads	76	16
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	45 Watt

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