i7-12700 vs Ryzen 9 6980HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiencyno data28.16
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 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
SocketFP7FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 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 6980HX and Core i7-12700 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 6980HX and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 15.33 6.16
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 6980HX has 148.9% faster integrated GPU, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

i7-12700, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-12700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700 is a desktop one.


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