Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs EPYC 9634

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9634 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.11no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency22.18no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,304no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9634 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 cores8412 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads16824
Base clock speed2.25 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.25 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier22.5no data
L1 cache5376 KBno data
L2 cache84 MBno data
L3 cache384 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm3 nm
Die size12x 72 mm2no data
Number of transistors78,840 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9634 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
SocketSP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)290 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9634 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 9634 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9634 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800no data
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9634 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 4 June 2024
Physical cores 84 12
Threads 168 24
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 290 Watt 55 Watt

EPYC 9634 has 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 427.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9634 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 9634 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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