At the highly anticipated CES 2025, AMD captivated tech enthusiasts by launching the full lineup of its Ryzen AI 300 series chips, known as Krackan Point. Unlike the Strix Point series, Krackan Point boasts an equal distribution of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, offering a unique configuration. Recently, the flagship Ryze AI 7 350 was put through its paces on Cinebench by a user on Baidu, providing intriguing insights into its performance.
In the Cinebench R23 tests, the Ryzen AI 7 350 scored an impressive 1,943 in single-core tests and 14,607 in multi-core tasks. It closely mirrors the performance of the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 from the Strix Point family, which posted similar results of 1,958 and 13,794, respectively. The similar scores are expected, given their nearly identical specifications. However, when compared to the Hawk Point-based Ryzen 7 8845HS, the Ryzen AI 7 350 demonstrates a robust lead in single-core tasks (1,943 vs 1,766) while slightly trailing in multicore performance (14,607 vs 16,161).
Transitioning to Cinebench 2024, the Ryzen AI 7 350 achieved 114 and 820 points in single and multicore tests, respectively. Here again, it competes evenly with the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360, which scored 108 and 708. The Hawk Point-based Ryzen 7 8845HS, with its eight full Zen 4 cores, surpasses it in multicore performance (896) but falls short in single-core performance with a score of 104.
The Ryzen AI 7 350 was tested on the Asus Lingyao 16 Air, a specialized variant of the Asus ZenBook S16 designed for the Chinese market and unveiled at CES 2025. The APU ran with a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 28 Watts. Although there’s no confirmed timeline for the global release of Krackan Point laptops, these benchmarks provide valuable insights into expected performance, hinting at how the anticipated Ryzen Z2 Extreme might perform in practical applications.
