Xeon E5-1620 v2 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
22.93
+436%

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v2 by a whopping 436% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2301382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.10
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency74.673.00
Architecture codenameStrix Point (2024)Ivy Bridge-E (2013)
Release dateJuly 2024 (recently)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$315

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate54 MHz0 GT/s
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C70 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2 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
SocketFP8FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2. 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® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2 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 E5-1620 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 890Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

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 22.93
+436%
Xeon E5-1620 v2 4.28

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 35098
+436%
Xeon E5-1620 v2 6545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.93 4.28
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 435.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 364.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1620 v2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1620 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Xeon E5-1620 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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