Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon 64 LE-1640B

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameLima (2008−2009)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640B 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128Kno data
L2 cache512Kno data
L3 cacheno data36 MB
Chip lithography65 nm3 nm
Die size77 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors122 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640B 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketAM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 65 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon 64 LE-1640B has 22.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 LE-1640B is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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