Xeon E-2478 vs Ryzen 9 5980HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5980HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.93
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
19.49
+39.9%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Ryzen 9 5980HS by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking547310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.50
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency36.2922.22
Architecture codenameCezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478 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
SocketFP6FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 9 5980HS 13.93
Xeon E-2478 19.49
+39.9%

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 9 5980HS 21318
Xeon E-2478 29827
+39.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.93 19.49
Recency 12 January 2021 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 9 5980HS has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 39.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5980HS in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 5980HS is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5980HS and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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