Xeon W-1290E vs Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 outperforms Xeon W-1290E by an impressive 78% 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 | 281 | 699 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 34.17 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 71.28 | 11.88 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024−2025) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 13 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $552 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 233 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5, LPDDR5X | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 and Xeon W-1290E.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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 | 20.99 | 11.79 |
| Integrated graphics card | 20.50 | 5.94 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 13 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 has a 78% higher aggregate performance score, 245.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-1290E in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is a notebook processor while Xeon W-1290E is a server/workstation one.
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