Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	28	237
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.41	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	14.24	75.34
Architecture codename	Storm Peak (2023)	Strix Point (2024)
Release date	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)	July 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	24
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	54 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	4x 71 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	26,280 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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	sTR5	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), 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 Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. 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

N/A

AMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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	52.66	22.29
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	24
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	28 Watt

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