Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Xeon Silver 4215R
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 780 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 46.67 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | Intel Xeon Silver | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $794 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 16 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 32 | no data |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 11 MB | 16 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Die size | no data | 208 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 95 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | no data | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA3647 | FP7/FP7r2 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215R 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 | + | - |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Status | Launched | no data |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215R 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 Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 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 Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 24 February 2020 | 4 January 2022 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 6980HX has an age advantage of 1 year, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4215R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215R and Ryzen 9 6980HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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