i9-13980HX vs Xeon 7120N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiencyno data51.07
Architecture codenameTulsa (2006)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release dateAugust 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$668

Detailed specifications

Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache0 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size435 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1328 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.1V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX 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
SocketPPGA604FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

i9-13980HX has 1100% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 7120N and Core i9-13980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 7120N is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13980HX is a notebook one.


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