Xeon W-1270 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Place in the ranking	302	696
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)	no data
Power efficiency	33.40	13.14
Architecture codename	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)	no data
Release date	25 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 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	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L2 cache	12 MB	no data
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon 890M	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 19.42
+71.6%

Xeon W-1270 11.32

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 30264
+71.6%

Xeon W-1270 17641

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.42	11.32
Integrated graphics card	21.70	6.39
Recency	25 July 2024	1 April 2020
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has a 71.6% higher aggregate performance score, 239.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 48.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Xeon W-1270 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon W-1270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.