Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 28 Watt
22.47
+330%
Xeon E3-1240 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.22

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v5 by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2311187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.76
Market segmentLaptopServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency75.636.15
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$282

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate54 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache80 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP8FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4AIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890MN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 22.47
+330%
Xeon E3-1240 v5 5.22

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 35559
+331%
Xeon E3-1240 v5 8254

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.47 5.22
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 330.5% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1240 v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1240 v5 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E3-1240 v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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