Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon w5-3425

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	221	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.54	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	8.13	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,189	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	24
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB	36 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	112	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 February 2023	4 June 2024
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	55 Watt

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