Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon II P340

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 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 segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data36 MB
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 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.

SocketS1g4no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMXDNA 2 NPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 4 June 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon II P340 has 120% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II P340 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.


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