AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  4 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000H AMD Ryzen 3000C

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.30 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  16 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.90 GHz 1.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8 8
• Shader
  512 512
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9 8
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12 20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W 15 W
• TDP up
  90 W 25 W
• TDP down
  -- 12 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C 105 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  4.00 MB 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Picasso (Zen+)
• Technology
  7 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  FP6 FP5
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2020

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

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