Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking545not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameno dataStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1024
Base clock speed2.424 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache7.3 MBno data
L2 cache36 MBno data
L3 cache24 MB36 MB
Chip lithography5 nm3 nm
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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.

Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 4 June 2024
Physical cores 10 12
Threads 10 24
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 1 year, 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

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