Athlon X4 870K vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	232	1833
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	38.29	2.14
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	December 2015 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256K
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR3-2133

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 890M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.72	2.23
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 918.8% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 870K in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 870K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Athlon X4 870K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.