Ryzen 7 4980U vs Ryzen 7 3800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3800X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
14.97
+32.6%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 4980U by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking465676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache32 MB8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors19,200 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U 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)no data
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 3800X 14.97
+32.6%
Ryzen 7 4980U 11.29

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 3800X 23151
+32.5%
Ryzen 7 4980U 17469

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.97 11.29
Recency 27 May 2019 13 April 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800X has a 32.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 7 4980U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4980U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 3800X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4980U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3800X and Ryzen 7 4980U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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