Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency82.29no data
Architecture codenameno dataRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has 50% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 40.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.


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