i7-13700KF vs Ryzen 9 6980HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.46
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Intel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data10.95
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF 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 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF 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 i7-13700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 9 6980HX has 177.8% lower power consumption.

i7-13700KF, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 6980HX and Core i7-13700KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook processor while Core i7-13700KF is a desktop one.


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