AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Xeon Silver 4109T

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS		Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS or Intel Xeon Silver 4109T - 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 Silver 4109T has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4109T was released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 9 (40)	Family	Intel Xeon Silver (32)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)	CPU group	Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8)
5	Generation	1
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Skylake SP
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Xeon Silver 4209T

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 Silver 4109T has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.00 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 Silver 4109T can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR4-2400
64 GB	Max. Memory	768 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	115.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	11.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	48
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	47.3 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 Silver 4109T is 70 W.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	70 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 Silver 4109T cache has a total of 11.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
6 nm	Technology	14 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 3647
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	Q3/2017
--	Release price	500 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Xeon Silver 4109T (51%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Xeon Silver 4109T (46%)

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 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1651 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	838 (51%)

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 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10230 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	5042 (49%)

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 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	24554 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	10358 (42%)

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 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1669 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 3.00 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 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	14736 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	649 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 3.00 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 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5745 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 2.50 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 Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686 (100%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	131 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon Silver 4109T 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	1103 (100%)

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