Ryzen 9 7950X vs Ryzen 9 6980HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	67
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	no data
Power efficiency	no data	21.97
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Die size	208 mm2	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	FP7	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	24

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	15.33	4.43
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	170 Watt

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