A9-9430 SoC vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 231 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 75.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | July 2024 (recently) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC 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 | FP8 | FT4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | Radeon R5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
A9-9430 SoC, on the other hand, has 12% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and A9-9430 SoC. We've got no test results to judge.
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