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AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs AI 9 HX 370

63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
VS
72 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme with 8-cores against the 2.0 GHz AI 9 HX 370 with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 370 and Extreme
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
  • Newer - released 1 year later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
vs
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 475
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 5200
Cinebench Scores (#103rd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1100 MB/sec 1340 MB/sec
Clang compilation 77.2 Klines/sec 139.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264 pages/sec 335.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 343.4 Mpixels/sec 468.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 278.8 pages/sec 322.1 pages/sec
Background blur 51.9 images/sec 63.8 images/sec
Photo processing 121.5 images/sec 124.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.6 Mpixels/sec 33.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 3 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 81.5 GOps/sec 122.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 50.5 GOps/sec 76.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 84M Primes/sec 127M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 30.2M Strings/sec 48.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec 22.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 279.3 MBytes/sec 442.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1344 Frames/sec 1881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 31.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 29 & 3074 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
198.02
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 +42%
281.07

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.6 PPW 23 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 338.7 PPW 295.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 679 PPW 647.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.66 PPW 5.21 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (Nvdya)Cinebench 2024114 / 1135
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Peterr)Cinebench 2024117 / 962
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2904 / 15532
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Asus Tuf FA608WI)Cinebench 2024104 / 1050
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-15 (Urxelix)Cinebench 2024116 / 1217
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and AI 9 HX 370

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released June 9, 2025 June 3, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Strix Point) Zen 5 (Strix Point)
Model number - 370
Integrated GPU Radeon 890M Radeon 890M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Successor - - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (48th and 31st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 3 4
P-Threads 6 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 5 8
E-Threads 10 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 12
Total Threads 16 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-35 W (configurable) 15-54 W (configurable)
Socket FP8 FP8
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (79th and 42nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M AMD Radeon 890M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2900 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 16 16
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
5.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
5.9 TFLOPS
See: Radeon 890M benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000		 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme official page AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
12 (44.4%)
15 (55.6%)
Total votes: 27

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Comments

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