Ryzen 9 6980HX vs EPYC 7402P

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7402P and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking170not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.72no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency14.59no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7402P 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.35 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm6 nm
Die size192 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7402P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketTR4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7402P 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 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7402P and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7402P and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7402P and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 45 Watt

EPYC 7402P has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7402P and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7402P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.


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