Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Atom Z540

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z540 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	Intel Atom	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	no data
Current price	$250 (1.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z540 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 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	533.33 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Die size	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.75 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z540 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PBGA441	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2.4 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z540 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z540 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 Z540 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	4 June 2024
Physical cores	1	12
Threads	2	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	55 Watt

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