Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 167 | 291 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 82.29 | 34.22 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 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.
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 16-core GPU | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.97 | 19.63 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 25 July 2024 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 54 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 42.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 68.8% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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