Phenom II X4 N950 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	288	2107
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	34.07	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 ( - 2900 MHz)

no data

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 19.44
+1146%

Phenom II X4 N950 1.56

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.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 30886
+1143%

Phenom II X4 N950 2485

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.44	1.56
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 1146.2% 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.