Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 vs i9-9990XE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 outperforms Core i9-9990XE by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 330 | 270 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.81 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 7.03 | 72.43 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Strix Point-HX PRO (Zen 5/5c) (2025) |
| Release date | 19 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,800 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 54 MHz |
| Multiplier | 40 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 233 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 2066 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX+, SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Quad-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9990XE and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | 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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.80 | 21.28 |
| Recency | 19 October 2018 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 12 |
| Threads | 28 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 28 Watt |
i9-9990XE has 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, on the other hand, has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 810.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i9-9990XE in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-9990XE is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 is a notebook one.
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