Ryzen 5 3500X vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	232	896
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)	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	38.29	12.07
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	24 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	6
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
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 Ryzen 5 3500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FP8	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Ryzen 5 3500X. 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 Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 890M

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.72	8.62
Recency	25 July 2024	24 September 2019
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	6
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 163.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Ryzen 5 3500X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.