Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon D-2738

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameno dataStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date1 January 2022 (2 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2738 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 speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L3 cache15 MB36 MB
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2738 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.

SocketFCBGA2579no data
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes32no data
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2022 4 June 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2738 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-2738 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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