Intel Core Ultra X9 388H chip crushes AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Core Ultra 9 285H in latest Passmark appearance

[Redaktion]

As revealed by recent Passmark listings, the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H "Panther Lake" CPU appears to maintain a 10% lead over its predecessor in multithreaded tests, despite trading two P-cores for E-cores. The chip also maintained its lead over the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which also debuted at CES 2026.

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[Kei]

Please fix the title; it's Ryzen AI HX 470 not 370.

Well, Intel's Core Ultra X9 388H is definitely promising; it would be the only APU to actually deliver entry-level gaming performance (RTX 4050 level) since this chip will be equipped in high-end/premium slim/thin laptops. These laptops almost always have high-resolution displays. AMD's Radeon 890m iGPU of Ryzen's 370/470 failed to fit in this formula since it delivers playable fps only on 1080p-screen laptops, which is not the suitable case as mentioned above. That's why Intel will have a better advantage in this segment. However, I'm concerned about the pricing of laptops equipped with Intel's X9 388H chip; if they cost more than last year's releases, it would be almost a niche thing, since for higher pricing, going with a discrete GPU would always be a better choice.

[Sambit Saha]

Oops, my bad!

I agree. I do believe this chip will be a great fit for mini PCs... could really benefit from some fresh competition in a space AMD has largely dominated.

Please fix the title; it's Ryzen AI HX 470 not 370.

Well, Intel's Core Ultra X9 388H is definitely promising; it would be the only APU to actually deliver entry-level gaming performance (RTX 4050 level) since this chip will be equipped in high-end/premium slim/thin laptops. These laptops almost always have high-resolution displays. AMD's Radeon 890m iGPU of Ryzen's 370/470 failed to fit in this formula since it delivers playable fps only on 1080p-screen laptops, which is not the suitable case as mentioned above. That's why Intel will have a better advantage in this segment. However, I'm concerned about the pricing of laptops equipped with Intel's X9 388H chip; if they cost more than last year's releases, it would be almost a niche thing, since for higher pricing, going with a discrete GPU would always be a better choice.