Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Xeon E5-2690 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.02no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency8.57no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache35 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size306.18 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C95 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP7
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.


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