AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 8 Cores and 16 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

Description: AMD Radeon 680M

Class: Desktop, Laptop

Socket: FP7

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX with Radeon Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2026

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
623rd fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
423rd fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
194th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs
100th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

26817

Single Thread Rating

3587

Samples: 2*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

Integer Math	92,294 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	52,996 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	67 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,926 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	21,352 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	348,309 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,250 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	24,755 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,587 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,410
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		26,817
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,216
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,603
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,737
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,476
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.18
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		3,587
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,001
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,612
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,610

Last 2 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3299906 - Feb 20 2026		26876
BL3299861 - Feb 20 2026		26759

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		26,817
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,736 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 9645 vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,461 (+17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,034 (+15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		29,484 (+9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		28,416 (+6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		28,020 (+4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		22,910 (-14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700G vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		32,432 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,934 (+19.1%)
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 388 vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,702 (+18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		31,556 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		30,300 (+13.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,122
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX		3,226

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