Xeon Gold 6548Y vs Ryzen 9 6980HX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)no data
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C83 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP7FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y. 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+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 Xeon Gold 6548Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5200
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 680M ( - 2400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 250 Watt

Ryzen 9 6980HX has 455.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6548Y, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 6980HX and Xeon Gold 6548Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6548Y is a server/workstation one.


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