Xeon Platinum 8260 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
19.68
+3%
Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking291308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.01
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency34.4910.95
Architecture codenameStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 data8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFP8FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260. 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, SSE4AIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 Xeon Platinum 8260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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
+3%
Xeon Platinum 8260 19.10

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
+3%
Xeon Platinum 8260 30347

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.68 19.10
Recency 25 July 2024 11 December 2018
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 24 48
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 205.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8260, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8260 is a server/workstation one.


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