Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon II Neo K125

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K125 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 segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon II NeoAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameGeneva (2010)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K125 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 speed1.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate2000 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data36 MB
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K125 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationXDNA 2 NPU
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K125 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 II Neo K125 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 4 June 2024
Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon II Neo K125 has 358.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

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