Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking278not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency29.15no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm6 nm
Die size178 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS. 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, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 18.29 15.98
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has 14.5% faster integrated GPU, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 9 6980HS, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 6980HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HS is a notebook one.


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