AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 3212
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23583 vs 20646

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344 vs 3212
PassMark - CPU mark	23583 vs 20646

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3212

3344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20646

23583

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212	3344
PassMark - CPU mark	20646	23583

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	396	308
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OPN Tray		100-000000474
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz	2100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon RX Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)