Athlon II X4 600e vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 outperforms Athlon II X4 600e by a whopping 1642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 291 | 2395 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 34.31 | 2.36 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Propus (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 20 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $130 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e. 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 II X4 600e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.68 | 1.13 |
| Recency | 25 July 2024 | 20 October 2009 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 1641.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II X4 600e, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 600e in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 600e is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon II X4 600e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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