Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 231 | 568 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 75.64 | 44.38 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024) | Rembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | July 2024 (recently) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. 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 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 890M | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.38 | 13.13 |
| Integrated graphics card | 21.52 | 15.98 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score, 34.7% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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