GX-420GI vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 170
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
| Release date | 4 June 2024 (less than a year ago) | 23 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 36 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XDNA 2 NPU | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Radeon R7E 6CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2024 | 23 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.
GX-420GI, on the other hand, has 266.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 and GX-420GI. We've got no test results to judge.
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