Xeon 6980P vs Ryzen 9 8945H

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking304not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)no data
Power efficiency40.57no data
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 8945H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)128
Threads16256
Base clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 8945H 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
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP87529
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, MMX, 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 8945H 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 8945H 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 8945H 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 780M ( - 2800 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 128
Threads 16 256
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945H has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1011.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 8945H and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945H is a notebook processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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