Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon Neo X2 L325

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon Neo	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Congo (2009)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo X2 L325 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	1600 MHz	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	36 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 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.

Socket	ASB1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Integrated DDR2 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology	XDNA 2 NPU
VirusProtect	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 September 2009	4 June 2024
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	55 Watt

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