Ryzen AI 5 330 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 170

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)Krackan Point 2 (2025)
Release date4 June 2024 (1 year ago)16 July 2025 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache36 MB4 MB
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXDNA 2 NPUno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5, LPDDR5X

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 820M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Ryzen AI 5 330.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2024 16 July 2025
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen AI 5 330, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and AMD Ryzen AI 5 330. We've got no test results to judge.

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