Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	231	108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	63.88
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	75.16	27.19
Architecture codename	Strix Point (2024)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	July 2024 (recently)	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	5.6 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)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X 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	1
Socket	FP8	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X. 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	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X. 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 Compare

AMD Radeon 890M

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.08	35.78
Integrated graphics card	21.66	1.98
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	120 Watt

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