Ryzen 9 6980HX vs PRO A6-9500

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Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2387not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency1.63no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date3 October 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-9500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm6 nm
Die size250 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-9500 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-9500 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsAMD Radeon 680M
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 6980HX has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that PRO A6-9500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.


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