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AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2023
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
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2021-01-12
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a base frequency of 3.3 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 28 W. Released in Q2/2023.

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX has a base frequency of 3.3 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45+ W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    75 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.1 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    34 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    25 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    23 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    100 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7040 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Handheld left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen Z1 left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    8x Zen 4 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.1 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.1 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    1200 MHz left arrow 2100 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    2900 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    12 left arrow 8
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7500 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 20 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Configurable TDP
    9-30 W left arrow 35-54 W
  • Default TDP
    28 W left arrow 45+ W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    28 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    15 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    30 W left arrow 90 W
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Phoenix (Zen 4) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    FP8 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000474

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 3749.193923 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 266.724 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.18.1 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 4607.976407 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.18.1 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / G513QY
Duration: 217.015 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1917.000000
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
1614.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

9977.000000
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
9265.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

4300.000000
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
1946.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

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