Ryzen 9 6980HX vs EPYC 7402P

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	171	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	14.62	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,250	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	6 nm
Die size	192 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	45 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 extensions	no data	MMX (+), 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

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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 types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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

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