PRO A12-9800B 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
22.30
+1220%
PRO A12-9800B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.69

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms PRO A12-9800B by a whopping 1220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2372059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency75.3210.66
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate54 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP8FP4
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B. 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, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 890MAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and PRO A12-9800B.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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 22.30
+1220%
PRO A12-9800B 1.69

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 35416
+1216%
PRO A12-9800B 2691

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 16380
+404%
PRO A12-9800B 3249

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
+1415%
PRO A12-9800B 225

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
+306%
PRO A12-9800B 75

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.30 1.69
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 1219.5% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-9800B, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-9800B in performance tests.


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