New benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU have leaked out, showcasing some big single & multi-core improvements over Meteor Lake & Hawk Point chips.
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU Delivers Over 20% Performance Improvement Versus Meteor Lake & Hawk Point Chips
AMD's first Ryzen AI 300 laptops are expected to hit retail later this month & it looks like everyone is prepping for the launch. The two main chips that will be part of the Ryzen AI 300 family are the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI 9 365. These are the two chips that have been announced so far but we have also spotted various other SKUs in the standard and PRO flavors.
With that said, we have a new benchmark today which shows some incredible performance gains which should be exciting for everyone who is waiting to get their hands on a new high-end laptop. But before we go into the performance leak, let's take a look at the specifications of the chip.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU is part of the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" family and features a 12-core and 24-thread chip that features a four Zen 5 and eight Zen 5C configuration. This chip runs at up to 5.1 GHz boost clocks, offers 36 MB of cache (24 MB L3 + 12 MB L2), & the Radeon 890M iGPU with 16 compute units or 1024 cores. So versus the previous flagship, the Ryzen 9 8945HS, you are getting 50% more cores/threads, 33.3% more compute units, and 3.12x the NPU performance which is great gen-over-gen gains.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU that has leaked was tested on the ASUS ProArt P16 laptop which is one of the new products that the manufacturer will be unveiling on the 17th of July at a special event. This laptop is configured with 32 GB of LPDDR5-7467 MT/s memory and should be packing the aforementioned iGPU unless ASUS goes with a discrete GPU route. According to the Geekbench log, the CPU ran at a maximum frequency of 5136 MHz which is slightly above its 5.1 GHz official boost clock.
Coming to the performance figures, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU scored an impressive 2879 points in the single-core and 14,888 points in the multi-core tests. Following are comparisons with some current-gen chips from Intel and AMD:
Geekbench 6 Single-Core Test (Higher is Better)
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core Test (Higher is Better)
In single-core tests, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Zen 5" CPU is easily one of the fastest chips around in the mobile segment. It's 21% ahead of the Hawk Point flagship (Ryzen 9 8945HS) & 27% ahead of the Meteor Lake flagship (Core Ultra 9 185H). In multi-threaded tests, the CPU ends up 29% faster than the Hawk Point flagship and 23% faster than the Meteor Lake flagship. It also outperforms the Ryzen 9 7845HX which is a 12-core chip with a much higher 55W+ default TDP and comes close to the Ryzen 9 7945HX too.
AMD's Ryzen AI 300 CPUs including the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU will be featured across several high-end "AI PC" and gaming laptops so stay tuned as we approach launch to see what more these designs have to offer.
AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix/Krackan" APUs:
| CPU Name | Cores / Threads | Core Config | Clock Speeds (Max) | Cache (Total) | AI Capabilities | iGPU | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 85 AI TOPs (55 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | 12/24 | 4x Zen 5 / 8x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.1 GHz | 36 MB / 24 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 890M (16 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 365 | 10/20 | 4x Zen 5 / 6x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 30 MB / 20 MB L3 | 80 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 880M (12 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 | 8/16 | 3x Zen 5 / 5x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 24 MB / 16 MB L3 | 72 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 880M (12 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 7 350 | 8/16 | 4x Zen 5 / 4x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 5.0 GHz | 24 MB / 16 MB L3 | 66 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 860M (8 CU @ 3.0 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 5 340 | 6/12 | 3x Zen 5 / 3x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 4.8 GHz | 22 MB / 16 MB L3 | 59 AI TOPs (50 TOPS NPU) | Radeon 840M (4 CU @ 2.9 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
| Ryzen AI 5 330 | 4/8 | 1x Zen 5 / 3x Zen 5C | 2.0 / 4.5 GHz | 12 MB / 8 MB L3 | 50 TOPS (NPU) | Radeon 820M (2 CU @ 2.8 GHz) | 28W (cTDP 15-54W) |
News Source: HXL (@9550pro)
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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