Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 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
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 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 rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data36 MB
Chip lithography65 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 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.

SocketSocket Pno data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
AMT+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2008 4 June 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 65 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5900 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.

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Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170
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