Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 230 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 313 | 702 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 28.71 | 17.44 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024−2025) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 233 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. 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 | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.79 | 12.63 |
| Integrated graphics card | 19.77 | 13.16 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | 12 |
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 has a 64.6% higher aggregate performance score, 50.2% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 in performance tests.
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