Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Atom C3338

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2751not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency6.83no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3338 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache112 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB36 MB
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3338 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1310no data
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data

Security technologies

Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 1866no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth14.936 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version3no data
PCI Express lanes10no data
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports10no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports10no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 February 2017 4 June 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 55 Watt

Atom C3338 has 587.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3338 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3338 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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