CPULaptopReleased Jan 12, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

8C/16T · 4.8 GHz · 45 W

The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX is the flagship of AMD's Cezanne-based Ryzen 5000 mobile series, announced at CES on 12 January 2021. Like the Ryzen 9 5900HX it is unlocked for overclocking, and it reaches the highest peak boost in the series at 4.8 GHz with eight Zen 3 cores, sixteen threads, a 16 MB unified L3 cache and eight-CU Radeon Graphics. Laptop makers can configure it between 35 W and 54 W.

General

Manufacturer: AMD
Model: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Ryzen 5000 mobile
Codename: Cezanne
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Zen 3
Release date: Jan 12, 2021
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 16 threads
Base clock: 3.30 GHz
Boost clock: 4.80 GHz
TDP (design W): 45 W
Max: 54 W
Unlocked: ✓ Yes
L2 cache: 4 MB
L3 cache: 16 MB
Technology (nm): 7 nm
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Platform

Socket: FP6
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Radeon Graphics (Vega 8)
Clock: 2,100 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
2-channel
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2SSE4aAVXAVX2FMA3F16CAES-NIVAESVPCLMULQDQSHABMI1BMI2AMD-V
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: AMD's specification page lists Windows 10 64-bit, RHEL and Ubuntu, but Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 list names this processor, the 25H2 list covers the whole Ryzen 5000 Series, and 26H2 keeps the 25H2 requirements. Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch Linux run on mainline kernels, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic 64-bit x86 hardware.