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

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Recency	24 February 2020	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

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