Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	291	2827
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)	no data
Power efficiency	34.31	0.60
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	December 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	512K
L3 cache	24 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	4 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	220 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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	no data	1
Socket	FP8	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. 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

AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz)

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 19.68
+3353%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.57

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 375 31255
+3361%

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 903

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.68	0.57
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	4 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	89 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 3352.6% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 64.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.