Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

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Intel Xeon Gold 6416H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6416H has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
4 Generation 5
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.20 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
18 Cores 8
36 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
-- 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.

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

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
45.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
80 PCIe lanes 12
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H has a TDP of 165 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is 35 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H has a 45.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4677 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2022
1444 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1669 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
14736 (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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1651 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
10230 (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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
649 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
5745 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
24554 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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