Phenom II X4 N950 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by a whopping 1298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Phenom II X4 N950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 232 | 2089 |
| 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) | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 38.25 | 4.22 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Phenom II X4 N950 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Phenom II X4 N950 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 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Phenom II X4 N950. 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 Phenom II X4 N950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.65 | 1.62 |
| Recency | 25 July 2024 | 4 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 1298.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X4 N950, on the other hand, has 54.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N950 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Phenom II X4 N950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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