Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Ryzen 5 2400G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1162	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.01	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	8 January 2018 (6 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	386 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS 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	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	5.48	15.33
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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