Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Xeon X3480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3480 and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1892	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	2.05	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	1 April 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and Ryzen 9 6980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3480 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 X3480 and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Ryzen 9 6980HX.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

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