Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs EPYC 7F72

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking119not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.00no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency13.06no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date14 April 2020 (4 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,450no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7F72 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache192 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm3 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7F72 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP3no data
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 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+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2020 4 June 2024
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 55 Watt

EPYC 7F72 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 336.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7F72 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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