Xeon Platinum 8458P vs Ryzen 9 5980HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking471not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency31.14no data
Architecture codenameCezanne-HX (Zen 3) (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,759

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P 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)44
Threads1688
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)82.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size180 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P 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 configuration12
SocketFP6FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P. 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, SHAIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P 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 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 January 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 8 44
Threads 16 88
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 350 Watt

Ryzen 9 5980HX has 677.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8458P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5980HX and Xeon Platinum 8458P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 5980HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8458P is a server/workstation one.


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