AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Xeon Gold 6314U

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AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Intel Xeon Gold 6314U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS or Intel Xeon Gold 6314U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6314U has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6314U was released in Q2/2021.
AMD Ryzen 9 (37) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
5 Generation 3
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6314U has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
8 Cores 32
16 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU no iGPU
2.00 GHz GPU frequency --
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
6 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
768 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6314U can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 48.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 64
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6314U is 205 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6314U cache has a total of 48.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP7 Socket LGA 4189
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 2600 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U (78%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (43%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1651 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1288 (78%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
10230 (38%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
26895 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
24554 (48%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
51067 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1669 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
14736 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1628 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
649 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
5745 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U Intel Xeon Gold 6314U
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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