Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ultra 7 165H

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Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 165H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking402not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency55.73no data
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$460no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 165H 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2224
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache24 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 165H 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
SocketIntel BGA 2049no data
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 165H 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+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 165H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 165H 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 Core Ultra 7 165H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2300 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 165H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 4 June 2024
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 22 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 55 Watt

Ultra 7 165H has 33.3% more physical cores, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, 9.1% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 7 165H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.


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