Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 vs Xeon E5-2673 v4
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 outperforms Xeon E5-2673 v4 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 619 | 335 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 9.03 | 63.25 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Strix Point-HX PRO (Zen 5/5c) (2025) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | 54 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 5 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 50 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 233 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX+, SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v4 and Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.82 | 18.63 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 12 |
| Threads | 40 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.
Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, on the other hand, has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 382.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2673 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 is a notebook one.
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