Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Ryzen AI Max PRO 390

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking203not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency48.56no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameStrix Halo (2025)Dragon Range (2025)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)23 April 2025 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX 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 configuration11
SocketFP11FL1
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 8050SAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and Ryzen 9 8945HX.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes1628

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 40.41 2.70
Recency 6 January 2025 23 April 2025
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm

Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 has 1396.7% faster integrated GPU, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 9 8945HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. We've got no test results to judge.

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