Xeon 6980P vs Ryzen 9 7840HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)128
Threads24256
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache768 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P 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 configurationno data2
SocketFL17529
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2024 24 September 2024
Physical cores 12 128
Threads 24 256
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has 809.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7840HX and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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