AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like PCMark 10, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 7zip, AIDA64, Prime95, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, RealBench, Furmark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
Valheim

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 6980HX

58%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6980HX

55%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	96.5
Valorant	110.3	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	61.4
Apex Legends	103.7	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	82.2
Overwatch	89.4	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	75.6
DOOM Eternal	55.2	54.8
Warzone	86.1	85.5
Assassin's Creed	92.7	92.1
Valheim	91.6	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 6980HX

119%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

206%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 6980HX since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 20W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	263	257
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2492	2482
Cinbench 20 Single-core	605	597
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5453	5441
Cinbench 23 Single-core	972	1482
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13866	15143

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	3318	3308
Multi-Core	27686	27376

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	1617	1240
Multi-Core	8927	8286

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	February 22, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP6
Core name	Rembrandt	Cezanne
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Generation	6	5
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	20 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000750 FP7r2:100-000000751

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 6980HX is 42% better than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is better: 4
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U specs and review.