EPYC 7252 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 outperforms EPYC 7252 by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 232 | 615 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 38.29 | 9.64 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $475 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP8 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252. 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.72 | 12.71 |
| Recency | 25 July 2024 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 78.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7252 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7252 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and EPYC 7252, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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