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AMD Ryzen 7 4800U vs AMD Ryzen 7 4980U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4680U

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 4800U

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4800U integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 1.8 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.2 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured in the modern 7 nm process at TSMC and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips. Compared to the similar named Ryzen 7 4800H, the 4800U offers a lower TDP (15 versus 45 Watt) and base clock (1.8 versus 2.9 GHz).

According to AMD, the Ryzen 7 4800U is 4% faster in Cinebench R20 single thread test and 90 % faster in the multithreaded test compared to the fast Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake, 4 cores, 3.9 GHz). This means the CPU should be one of the fastest processors in the 15 Watt TDP range and well suited for demanding tasks. The sustained performance however ist strongly depending on the cooling system and the TDP settings of the laptop.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics card with 8 CUs and up to 1750 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 15 Watt (default) and can be configured from 10 to 25 Watt by the laptop vendor. That means the chip is intended for thin and light laptops (but with fans).

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 4980U

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is a Renoir family processor designed for certain Microsoft Surface systems. 4980U has eight Zen 2 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz (base clock speed) to 4.4 GHz (Boost) with thread-doubling SMT tech enabled for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to that AMD promises a 2x improvement in performance-per-Watt over Ryzen 3000 series mobile CPUs.

Architecture

The Zen 2 microarchitecture has brought a sizeable per-thread performance boost compared to the outgoing Zen+ parts. Renoir product family is also the first to introduce 8-core ULV processors to laptop market, keeping power consumption within reasonable limits. This AMD processor family is very impressive from most perspectives. One of the disatvantages to keep in mind is the lack of PCI-Express 4 support, meaning these blazing-fast NVMe SSDs will be limited to 3.9 GB/s tops.

Ryzen 7 4980U is designed to work with quad-channel LPDDR4 memory at up to 4,267 MHz. 8 MB of Level 3 are present in this chip. The Ryzen 7 gets soldered straight to the motherboard (FP6 socket) and is thus not user-replaceable. Please go to our Renoir hub page for more information on the product family.

Performance

The 4980U is the fastest U-class Ryzen 4000 series chip. As such, its clock speeds are 200 MHz higher (both the base one and Boost one) than what the Ryzen 7 4800U has.

It is thus hardly surprising that the average 4980U in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 5800U and also the Core i7-1260P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Graphics

In addition to its eight CPU cores, the Ryzen 7 also features the Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) at up to 1,950 MHz. This iGPU is compatible with FreeSync and DirectX 12 and is able to HW-decode AVC, HEVC, VP9-encoded videos (no AV1 support here). Vega 8 is capable of outputting UHD 2160p60 video signal to several monitors and, similar to Intel's Iris Xe (80 EUs), is good enough for a bit of light gaming on the go, provided one is content with sub-1080p resolutions and low/medium quailty presets.

Power consumption

The APU has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W; much like it is with other U-class Ryzen 4000 chips, AMD is fine with laptop makers (Microsoft, in this case) changing that value to anything between 10 W and 25 W.

The 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen 7 is built with makes for above average, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 4680U

The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U is a semi-custom APU of the Renoir family designed for Microsoft devices. The 4680U integrates six CPU cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture clocked at 2.2 GHz (base) to 4 GHz (Boost) with SMT support for a total 12 threads. The two advantages a 4680U has over the older Ryzen 5 4600U are its higher base clock speed and a faster iGPU.

Architecture

The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and in part thanks to this fact, AMD advertises a 2x performance per watt improvement over the 12 nm Ryzen 3000 mobile processors. The built-in dual-channel memory controller supports LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB of L3 cache can be found on the chip.

Just like the other mobile Ryzen 4000 CPUs, a 4680U supports PCI-Express 3.0. Please go to our Renoir processor hub page for additional information on the product family.

Performance

Multi-thread performance is most comparable to the Ryzen 7 4700U and the Core i5-10500H, the latter being a much more power-hungry chip. This makes the Ryzen a more than decent CPU for most tasks, as of early 2022.

Graphics

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a DX 12 compatible Radeon RX Vega 7 graphics adapter with 7 CUs (448 unified shaders) at up to 1,500 MHz. The Vega iGPU will have no trouble HW-decoding AVC, HEVC and VP9 videos, but the newer AV1 codec will only be decoded via software. In terms of gaming, we are looking at an MX150-level performance. Pretty much all games released in 2020 can be played on low to medium settings in 720p on this graphics adapter.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop makers - Microsoft, in this case - are free to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W, with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Indeed, we saw the CPU consume roughly 23 watts when subjected to our usual stress testing routine.

The 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen is built with makes for very decent, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 4800UAMD Ryzen 7 4980UAMD Ryzen 5 4680U
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Renoir-U (Zen 2)Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-U (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U « 1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U « 2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U « 2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock1800 - 4200 MHz2000 - 4400 MHz2200 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB384 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB3 MB
L3 Cache8 MB8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 166 / 12
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP6FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMELPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHALPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1950 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4800U
33.2 pt (46%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 4980U
33.6 pt (47%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 4680U
31.1 pt (43%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 7558     avg: 8565     median: 8376 (8%)     max: 9762 Points
9164 Points (9%)
7073 Points (7%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1231     avg: 1235     median: 1235 (53%)     max: 1240 Points
1260 Points (54%)
1163 Points (49%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 474     avg: 480.5     median: 480 (53%)     max: 488 Points
492 Points (55%)
451 Points (50%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2943     avg: 3178     median: 3230.5 (8%)     max: 3306 Points
3453 Points (8%)
2478 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1281     avg: 1444     median: 1411 (9%)     max: 1639 Points
1658 Points (10%)
1291 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 182     avg: 184     median: 183 (55%)     max: 187 Points
182 Points (55%)
170 Points (51%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
17.8 Points (23%)
18.9 Points (25%)
15.6 Points (20%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (53%)
2.2 Points (53%)
2 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5690 Points (34%)
5715 Points (35%)
5301 Points (32%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
33649 Points (24%)
35106 Points (25%)
31826 Points (23%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
99.5 s (1%)
248.6 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.6 s (1%)
8.2 s (2%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
236.1 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
7.4 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
3881 Points (6%)
3576 Points (6%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 38654     avg: 41192     median: 40117 (23%)     max: 44804 MIPS
42368 MIPS (24%)
32745 MIPS (19%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4420     avg: 4486     median: 4436 (53%)     max: 4603 MIPS
4320 MIPS (52%)
4077 MIPS (49%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
88.5 fps (31%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
196.1 fps (45%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.48     avg: 10.2     median: 10.4 (18%)     max: 10.77 fps
9.8 fps (17%)
7.7 fps (13%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.5 GB/s (26%)
1.4 GB/s (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.2 GB/s (27%)
8.3 GB/s (22%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 322     avg: 345.3     median: 340 (2%)     max: 374 Seconds
342 Seconds (2%)
458 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.576     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.613 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
0.7 sec (15%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
10227 Points (22%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.7 s (2%)
9.6 s (2%)
10.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
22.9 s (1%)
24.8 s (1%)
24.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
585 s (3%)
758 s (3%)
581 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
50726 Points (44%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11658     avg: 12133     median: 12201 (33%)     max: 12541 Points
11759 Points (32%)
10051 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
58600 Points (48%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
58705 Points (48%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
67233 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 11486     avg: 13163     median: 13102 (33%)     max: 14901 Points
10152 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 16762     avg: 18139     median: 17885 (32%)     max: 19769 Points
18654 Points (33%)
16642 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6229     avg: 6498     median: 6514 (27%)     max: 6750 Points
5917 Points (25%)
5067 Points (21%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1150     avg: 1164     median: 1156.5 (49%)     max: 1192 Points
1133 Points (48%)
1078 Points (45%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5798     avg: 6255     median: 6136.5 (11%)     max: 6950 Points
7156 Points (13%)
5785 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1162 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
7298 Points (23%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4919     avg: 4963     median: 4963 (50%)     max: 5007 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 27166     avg: 27287     median: 27286.5 (30%)     max: 27407 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 793     avg: 810     median: 816 (1%)     max: 822 ms
811 ms (1%)
877 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
36619 Points (33%)
47184 Points (42%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 205     avg: 210.7     median: 208 (43%)     max: 219 Points
210 Points (44%)
198 Points (41%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37     avg: 42.1     median: 38.6 (7%)     max: 50.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 33.7     avg: 39.3     median: 34.8 (6%)     max: 49.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 33.1     avg: 37.2     median: 38 (28%)     max: 40.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4800U → 100% n=25

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 4980U → 102% n=25

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 4680U → 91% n=25

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