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.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 5000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

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

Intel Xeon W-1370
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
23924
23924
Intel Xeon W-1390
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
23917
23917
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
23840
23840
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
23788
23788
Intel Xeon W-11865MRE
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
23717
23717

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13977
13977
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
13611
13611
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13460
13460
Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
13067
13067
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
12892
12892

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
9268
9268
Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
9268
9268
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
9265
9265
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
9264
9264
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
9260
9260

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
7924
7924
Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
7895
7895
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
7845
7845
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
7789
7789
Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
7785
7785

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
4710
4710
Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
4586
4586
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
4560
4560
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
4511
4511
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
4479
4479

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
2042
2042
Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2040
2040
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
2023
2023
Intel Xeon E-2334
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
2008
2008
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
2004
2004

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1971
1971
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1946
1946
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1946
1946
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1946
1946
Intel Core i7-1255UL
10C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1916
1916

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-1265UL
10C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1615
1615
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
1615
1615
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1614
1614
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
1613
1613
Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
1607
1607

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
1540
1540
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
1538
1538
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
1524
1524
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1510
1510
Intel Xeon E-2336
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
1508
1508

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
610
610
Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
610
610
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
604
604
Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
599
599
Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
599
599