AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
VS
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
VS
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
Segment
Mobile
CPU group
AMD Ryzen 6000H
Family
AMD Ryzen
Generation
5
Predecessor
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 3500U or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.10 GHz
Frequency
3.30 GHz
4
CPU Cores
8
3.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
5.00 GHz
8
CPU Threads
16
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
3.00 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
Turbo (8 Cores)
4.40 GHz
Core architecture
normal
A core
--
B core
--
C core
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 3500U or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX. 

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
GPU name
AMD Radeon RX 680M
1.20 GHz
GPU frequency
2.40 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
8
Generation
9
12
DirectX Version
12
8
Execution units
12
512
Shader
768
2 GB
Max. Memory
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
6 nm
Q1/2018
Release date
Q1/2022
Max. GPU Memory
8 GB

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400
Memory type
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
Yes
ECC
3.0
PCIe version
12
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Memory type
DDR5-4800LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory
64 GB
ECC
No
Memory channels
2
PCIe version
4.0
PCIe lanes
12

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

15 W
TDP
105 °C
Tjunction max.
105 °C
35 W
TDP up
54 W
12 W
TDP down
--
TDP (PL1)
45 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
16.00 MB
12 nm
Technology
6 nm
Picasso (Zen+)
Architecture
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM
FP5
Socket
FP7
Q1/2019
Release date
Q1/2022
ca. --$
Market price
AMD64
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
2.00 MB
L2-Cache
4.00 MB
individual
Part Number
--
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI
Used in
Unknown

User rating

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX