FX-4100 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms FX-4100 by a whopping 1237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 358 | 2389 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 30.21 | 0.67 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024−2025) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | July 2024 (1 year ago) | 12 October 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and FX-4100 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 8192 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 233 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and FX-4100 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 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and FX-4100. 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 FX-4100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and FX-4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and FX-4100.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | n/a |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.05 | 1.50 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 1236.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-4100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while FX-4100 is a desktop one.
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