Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 vs Ryzen 9 9950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	54	232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	64.31	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	23.41	38.29
Architecture codename	Granite Ridge (2024)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	24
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	4 nm
Die size	2x 70.6 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	16,630 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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	no data
Socket	AM5	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375. 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 Compare

AMD Radeon Graphics

AMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 375.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	43.73	22.72
Integrated graphics card	1.98	20.59
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	24
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	54 Watt

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