Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1120	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	8.35	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	36 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2017	4 June 2024
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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