Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 vs Apple M1
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 318% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1241 | 258 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 72.82 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 890M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.12 | 21.41 |
| Integrated graphics card | 13.27 | 21.07 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 has a 318.2% higher aggregate performance score, 58.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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