AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 7 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
Family: AMD Ryzen 7
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.4 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U uses the AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.95 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP6
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
17532
17532
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
17477
17477
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
17470
17470
Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
17455
17455
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
17451
17451

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
10326
10326
Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
10305
10305
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
10214
10214
Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.0 GHz
10209
10209
Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
10155
10155

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
7890
7890
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
7886
7886
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
7865
7865
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
7854
7854
Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
7852
7852

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
3941
3941
Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
3920
3920
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
3911
3911
Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
3896
3896
Intel Core i7-10700TE
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
3896
3896

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1
NoneC NoneT @ --
2030
2030
Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
2000
2000
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1997
1997
Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1993
1993
Intel Core i7-1365UE
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
1993
1993

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
1263
1263
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1262
1262
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1262
1262
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
1262
1262
Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
1261
1261

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
1171
1171
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
1169
1169
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1169
1169
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
1169
1169
Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1168
1168

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
494
494
Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
493
493
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
491
491
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
490
490
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
490
490