Atom C3958 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 54 Watt
21.46
+735%

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 outperforms Atom C3958 by a whopping 735% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2591743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.59
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)Intel Atom
Power efficiency36.247.56
Architecture codenameStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data896 KB
L2 cache12 MB16 MB
L3 cache24 MB16 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP8FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

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 21.46
+735%
Atom C3958 2.57

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 32843
+736%
Atom C3958 3929

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.46 2.57
Recency 25 July 2024 15 August 2017
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 31 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 735% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3958, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores, and 74.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3958 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Atom C3958 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Atom C3958, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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