Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 237 | 454 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 74.71 | 51.71 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024) | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | July 2024 (recently) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. 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 890M | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.22 | 15.38 |
| Integrated graphics card | 21.87 | 18.33 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 44.5% higher aggregate performance score, 19.3% faster integrated GPU, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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