Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs Xeon Max 9480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	23	223
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)	Strix Point (2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	July 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$12,980	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	112	24
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 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	1
Socket	4677	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 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 Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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 Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-4800

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	56.69	23.31
Physical cores	56	12
Threads	112	24
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	28 Watt

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