AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs AMD A10-7300

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		AMD A10-7300
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX or AMD A10-7300 - 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 6980HX 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 6980HX was released in Q1/2022. The AMD A10-7300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7300 was released in Q2/2014.

AMD Ryzen 9 (35)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)	CPU group	AMD A10-7000 (7)
5	Generation	4
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Kaveri (Steamroller)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the AMD A10-7300 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7300 is at 1.90 GHz (3.20 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Characteristic	AMD A10-7300
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	1.90 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.20 GHz
4.40 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 6980HX	Characteristic	AMD A10-7300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX or AMD A10-7300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
2.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.46 GHz
2.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.53 GHz
9	GPU Generation	6
6 nm	Technology	28 nm
3	Max. displays	2
12	Compute units	6
768	Shader	384
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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	AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD A10-7300 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Characteristic	AMD A10-7300
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	--
12	PCIe lanes	--
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is 45 W, while the AMD A10-7300 has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Characteristic	AMD A10-7300
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	19 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is manufactured in 6 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-7300 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Characteristic	AMD A10-7300
6 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
FP7	Socket	FM2+
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2014
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX (100%)

AMD A10-7300 (19%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX (100%)

AMD A10-7300 (10%)

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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1665 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	322 (19%)

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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	10645 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	823 (8%)

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 6980HX AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) @ 0.53 GHz	409 (11%)

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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	25114 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3010 (12%)

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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1669 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 3.20 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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	14711 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	649 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 3.20 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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	5745 (100%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	44 (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 6980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	139 (100%)

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