Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Core 2 Duo E4400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4400 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2944	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)
Power efficiency	0.66	no data
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4400 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Die size	111 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	L2=61 °C, M0=73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4400 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)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4400 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 Core 2 Duo E4400 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4400 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	2	12
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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