Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs A8-4557M
Primary details
Comparing A8-4557M and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 June 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $60 | no data |
Detailed specifications
A8-4557M 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4557M 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.
| Socket | BGA | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | XDNA 2 NPU |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7640G | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 4 June 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
A8-4557M has -83.3% more threads, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A8-4557M and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.
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