AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-12

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is a 8 core processor. It can handle 16 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2021. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is based on the 3. generation of the AMD Ryzen 7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket FP6. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U scores 1,169 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 7,865 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U.
Name:	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
Family:	AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 4000U (11)
Architecture:	Renoir (Zen 2)
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U clock with 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 16
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	8x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir), the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has an build in graphic solution. It has 8 SM processors, which have a total of 512 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
GPU frequency:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.95 GHz
Compute units:	8
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2020

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	7 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-3200	51.2 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a TDP of 15 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	25 W
TDP down:	10 W
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a 12.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	7 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	FP6
L2-Cache:	4.00 MB
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q2/2021
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 7 4980U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz	1270
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1267
	Intel Core i9-10940X 14C 28T @ 4.80 GHz	1263
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1262
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1262
	Intel Core i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	1261
	Intel Core i7-10700F 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1255

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 Core i7-9700K 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	10326
	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	10326
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10305
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	10214
	Intel Core i7-8086K 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	10209
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	10202
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	10155

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 Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1172
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1172
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1171
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1169
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1169
	Intel Xeon W-2191B 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	1168
	Intel Core i5-9500F 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1168

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 4900H 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	7911
	Intel Core i5-1245U 10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz	7890
	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	7886
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	7865
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	7854
	Intel Core i7-1365U 10C 12T @ 1.80 GHz	7852
	Intel Core i5-1345U 10C 12T @ 1.60 GHz	7850

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 Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz	495
	Intel Core i5-10600 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	494
	Intel Xeon E-2288G 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	493
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	491
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	490
	Intel Core i7-10850H 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	490
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	487

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 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	3951
	Intel Xeon W-3223 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	3941
	Intel Core i9-9900T 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	3920
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	3911
	Intel Core i7-10700TE 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	3896
	Intel Core i7-10700T 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	3896
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	3888

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 7 4700GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz	2048
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz	2048
	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ1 Qualcomm Adreno 685 @ 0.65 GHz	2030
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.95 GHz	1997
	Intel Core i7-1366URE Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1993
	Intel Core i7-1365URE Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1993
	Intel Core 7 processor 150U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz	1993

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 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	17588
	Intel Core i5-11500 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	17532
	Intel Core i7-1270P 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	17477
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	17470
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	17455
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	17451
	Intel Xeon E-2288G 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	17428

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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