Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon 800

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 800 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 codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date20 December 1999 (24 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 800 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 speed0.8 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB36 MB
Chip lithography180 nm3 nm
Die size102 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 800 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
SocketAno data
Power consumption (TDP)43 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 800 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 800 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 1999 4 June 2024
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 180 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon 800 has 27.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 24 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 5900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 800 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 800 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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