| Name: | AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Group: | AMD Ryzen 5000H |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 4 |
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX is 3.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.8 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: | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.8 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 4.4 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 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: | 1.9 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 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 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): | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | 90 W |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 105 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 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 16.0 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: | 16.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Cezanne (Zen 3) |
| 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
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Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
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23924
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Intel Xeon W-1390
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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23917
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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23840
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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23788
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.2 GHz
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23728
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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13611
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Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
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13549
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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13460
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
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13421
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz
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13305
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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9268
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Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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9268
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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9265
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
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9264
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Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
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9260
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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7895
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Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.0 GHz
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7892
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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7845
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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7816
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Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
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7789
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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4586
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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4562
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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4560
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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4546
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
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4511
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 2.4 GHz
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2025
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AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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2023
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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2023
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AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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2023
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Intel Xeon E-2334
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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2008
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
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1946
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1946
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1946
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1946
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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1946
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-1265UL
10C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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1615
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Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
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1615
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1614
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
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1613
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1611
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
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1534
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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1532
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1524
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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1521
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Intel Core i7-11850H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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1517
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
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610
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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604
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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604
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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604
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Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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599
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