EPYC 9745 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9745 outperforms Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 251 | 2 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.49 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 74.69 | 22.40 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024−2025) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | July 2024 (recently) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12,141 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745 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) | 128 |
| Threads | 24 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 233 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FP8 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 400 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745. 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 | AMD Radeon 890M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and EPYC 9745.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 128 |
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 | 21.96 | 94.08 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 128 |
| Threads | 24 | 256 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 400 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9745, on the other hand, has a 328.4% higher aggregate performance score, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9745 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9745 is a server/workstation one.
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