AMD's new Zen 5 processors are celebrating a successful debut despite the confusing name. Overall, the CPU part of the new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 could be even more impressive than the integrated Radeon 890M. Even with relatively low TDP values, multi-core performance is very good and can compete with processors that consume much more power. However, with high TDPs, you can sometimes reach the performance range of Intel's HX processors or Apple's M3 Max, and this is also an advantage for laptop manufacturers, who can now make devices much quieter. Of course, you can also save on cooling (especially for very thin devices), but you have to think about it individually for each laptop model. We also see general improvements in efficiency, but it seems that there is still potential here and the two ProArt models in particular consume a lot of power.
The new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with Zen 5 cores is faster but also more efficient than its predecessor and can easily take on Intel's Meteor Lake processors.
Intel’s current Meteor Lake processors don’t stand a chance against the new Zen 5, and Intel is currently the only Windows laptop chipmaker that can’t yet offer Copilot+ hardware. That’s only going to change with the Lunar Lake chips expected in the coming months, which are also expected to be significantly more efficient. It remains to be seen what overall performance looks like.
The Snapdragon X Elite remains competitive with the new Zen 5 processors, especially in terms of CPU performance. Additionally, ARM chips clearly have an advantage, especially when it comes to single-core efficiency.
Things are pretty easy with Apple’s CPUs, as they are still ahead in terms of pure performance and efficiency. Given the tiny Apple M4 in the current iPad Pro, it’s pretty certain that future M4 Pro/M4 Max SoCs will raise the bar much higher.
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