Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking160not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency25.87no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm6 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X 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)105 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX (+), 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 Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 5950X has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.


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