Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 vs Apple M2 Max

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Max
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 79 Watt
16.68
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370
2025
12 cores / 24 threads, 28 Watt
21.28
+27.6%

Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 outperforms Apple M2 Max by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking414271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesStrix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency20.1772.61
DesignerAppleAMD
Architecture codenameno dataStrix Point-HX PRO (Zen 5/5c) (2025)
Release date17 January 2023 (2 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data54 MHz
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data233 mm2
Number of transistors67000 Millionno data
64 bit support+-

Compatibility

Information on M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)79 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Max 38-Core GPUAMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Apple M2 Max 16.68
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 21.28
+27.6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Apple M2 Max 26750
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 34135
+27.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.68 21.28
Recency 17 January 2023 6 January 2025
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 79 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 182.1% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.

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