Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Pentium 917

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 917 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 917 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MB36 MB
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Number of transistors504 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 917 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 917 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 917 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium 917 has 223.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 917 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.


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