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AMD Ryzen 7 260 vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

AMD Ryzen 7 260
55.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
66.6Inno Score
62.4Single-core68.1
50.6Multi-core59.1
53.8Efficiencyspec-based73.5
—iGPU72.9
55.5Platformspec-based70.8
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 26011 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 wins this laptop processor face-off, 66.6 to 55.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+9) and single-core (+6). AMD Ryzen 7 260 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 260

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 90% higher Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

  • Stronger single-core score: 68 vs 62
  • Stronger multi-core score: 59 vs 51
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher threads: 24 vs 16

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Announced20252024
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP45 W28 W+38%
Max TDP54 W54 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores08
Threads1624+50%
Base clock3.8 GHz+90%2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 890M
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB256 GB+167%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Geekbench 6 (single)2,660Top 41%2,860+8%Top 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,071Top 47%15,200+26%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,774Top 44%1,960+10%Top 23%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,884Top 29%20,500+21%Top 16%
PassMark27,980Top 28%34,935+25%Top 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—3,242Top 11%

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