Ultra 7 268V vs Ryzen 9 5980HX

Place in the ranking	475	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Power efficiency	31.15	84.06
Architecture codename	Cezanne-HX (Zen 3) (2021)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Die size	180 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	1
Socket	FP6	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.81	15.10
Recency	12 January 2021	24 September 2024
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Ryzen 9 5980HX has 100% more threads.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5980HX and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.