Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon E3-1578L v5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size171 mm2no data
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1578L v5 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketIntel BGA 1440no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 4 June 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon E3-1578L v5 has 22.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1578L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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