i9-12950HX vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 28 Watt
22.92
+8.5%

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Core i9-12950HX by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking230267
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency74.6435.03
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Alder Lake-HX (2022)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate54 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX 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 configuration11
SocketFP8FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4AIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890MIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 22.92
+8.5%
i9-12950HX 21.13

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 35081
+8.5%
i9-12950HX 32343

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 3410
+9.7%
i9-12950HX 3107

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 305
+11.1%
i9-12950HX 274

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 14562
i9-12950HX 15229
+4.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 147
i9-12950HX 175
+19%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 2072
+9.9%
i9-12950HX 1886

7-Zip Single

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 6117
i9-12950HX 6197
+1.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 81370
+5.7%
i9-12950HX 77003

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 293
i9-12950HX 311
+6.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.92 21.13
Physical cores 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 8.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

i9-12950HX, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core i9-12950HX.


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