i7-4940MX Extreme Edition vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 170

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codenameStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)19 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache36 MB8 MB
Chip lithography3 nm22 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition 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.

Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXDNA 2 NPUno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and Core i7-4940MX Extreme Edition.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2024 19 January 2014
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 57 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

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