Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Celeron 420

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Conroe-L (2007−2008)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	June 2007 (17 years ago)	4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$23	no data
Current price	$34 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	1	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Die size	77 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	60 °C	no data
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	LGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 420 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	12
Threads	1	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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