Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs A4-9120C

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Primary details

Comparing A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2857not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency8.51no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache160 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data36 MB
Chip lithography28 nm3 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 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.

SocketBGAno data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth14.936 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 January 2019 4 June 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 28 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 55 Watt

A4-9120C has 816.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A4-9120C and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.


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