AMD® Ryzen™ 9 6980HX

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is a laptop processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen 3+ architecture (6 nm process). It launched in Jan 2022. Clocks run from 3.3 GHz base to 5.0 GHz boost. A 16-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.6 MB per core). It supports DDR5, LPDDR5 memory. The chip drops into the FP7 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 45 W.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX scores 3,587 in single-core performance and 26,817 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 9,808 for overall performance, 22,453 for productivity performance, 21,206 for creator performance, 27,487 for engineering performance and 17,465 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,352 per core, 1,676 per thread and 596 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,462. Its performance index is 122, so its overall performance is 22% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX scores 92,294 in integer math, 52,996 in floating-point math, 348,309 in compression, 21,352 in cryptography, 1,250 in physics simulation, 24,755 in vector SIMD, 67 in the prime sieve and 35,926 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 57% above in integer math, 15% above in floating-point math, 53% above in compression, 86% above in cryptography, 15% above in physics simulation, 60% above in vector SIMD, equal in the prime sieve and 59% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boosts up to 5.00 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is a laptop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 9 family, uses the Zen 3+ architecture, carries the codename Rembrandt and is manufactured on a 6 nm process. It launched in Jan 2022.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has 512 KB of L1 cache, 4 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 20.5 MB of cache, or 2.56 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 512 KB, L2 at 4 MB and L3 at 16 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 78% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX supports DDR5, LPDDR5 memory, uses 2 memory channels and runs memory at up to 6,400 MT/s. It does not support DDR4 memory.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX uses the FP7 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has a rated TDP of 45 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has a die area of 210 mm², is built from 1 die and is manufactured by TSMC.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FP7 socket as the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7840U.