Ryzen 3 8440U 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
22.38
+178%
Ryzen 3 8440U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
8.06

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Ryzen 3 8440U by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking231929
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency75.6427.24
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U 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)
Threads248
Base clock speed2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate54 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U 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
SocketFP8FP7
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U. 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, SSE4AAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 890MAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1614

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 22.38
+178%
Ryzen 3 8440U 8.06

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 35544
+178%
Ryzen 3 8440U 12805

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.38 8.06
Integrated graphics card 21.52 8.33
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 177.7% higher aggregate performance score, 158.3% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 8440U in performance tests.


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