Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking112not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency59.00no data
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache64 MB36 MB
Chip lithography5 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX 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.

SocketFL1no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2024 4 June 2024
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm

Ryzen 9 7940HX has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

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