Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Athlon X2 QL-66

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 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	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	1 September 2009 (14 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)
Current price	$5.99	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-66 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	2.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	36 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 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	S1g2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	XDNA 2 NPU
PowerNow	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 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)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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