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 Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.2 GHz
17703
17703
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
17477
17477
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
17470
17470
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
17451
17451
Intel Xeon E-2288G
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
17428
17428

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
10489
10489
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
10472
10472
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
10214
10214
Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
10155
10155
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
10123
10123

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
7916
7916
Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
7890
7890
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
7865
7865
Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
7852
7852
Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
7850
7850

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
4017
4017
Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
3941
3941
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)

AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
2048
2048
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
2048
2048
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1997
1997
Intel Core i7-1365U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1993
1993
Intel Core i7-1355U
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 i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
1255
1255

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
1172
1172
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 E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1167
1167

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