Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Processor N97
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Processor N97 by a whopping 293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1555 | 552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 27.51 | 46.38 |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 54 MHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | Intel BGA 1264 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 880M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.46 | 13.61 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.32 | 20.10 |
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 28 Watt |
Processor N97 has -75% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 293.4% higher aggregate performance score, 766.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N97 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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