A9-9420e vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	232	2683
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	38.29	4.37
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e 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	no data
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	no data
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	124.5 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e 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.

Socket	FP8	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	Virtualization,
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e. 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
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AMD Radeon 890M

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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 375 22.72
+3056%

A9-9420e 0.72

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 3334
+3337%

A9-9420e 97

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.72	0.72
Integrated graphics card	20.71	1.45
Recency	25 July 2024	1 June 2018
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 3055.6% higher aggregate performance score, 1328.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

A9-9420e, on the other hand, has 260% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the A9-9420e in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and A9-9420e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.