Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Ryzen 9 9950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	58	344
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	65.16	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	23.26	60.74
Architecture codename	Granite Ridge (2024)	Strix Point (2024)
Release date	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)	July 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	32	20
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	4 nm
Die size	2x 70.6 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	16,630 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365 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	1
Socket	AM5	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	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	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365. 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

AMD Radeon Graphics

AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 365.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	41.78	17.97
Integrated graphics card	1.98	20.07
Physical cores	16	10
Threads	32	20
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	28 Watt

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