Athlon 64 FX-55 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 264 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 36.10 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 10 October 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $180 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Recency | 25 July 2024 | 10 October 2004 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 1 |
| Threads | 24 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 104 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has an age advantage of 19 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 92.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-55 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon 64 FX-55, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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