Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Atom N450
Primary details
Comparing Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Architecture codename | Pinetrail (2009−2011) | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 21 December 2009 (14 years ago) | 4 June 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N450 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.67 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 36 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 123 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N450 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 | FCBGA559 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | XDNA 2 NPU |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 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 Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 December 2009 | 4 June 2024 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 55 Watt |
Atom N450 has 1000% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N450 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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