Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking381not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency45.59no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB36 MB
Chip lithography4 nm3 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 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.

SocketFP7/FP8no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 June 2023 4 June 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 4 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

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