Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Core i5-8420T

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420T 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	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8420T 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	6	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	36 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420T 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	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420T and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420T 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 Core i5-8420T and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8420T and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version

3.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	4 June 2024
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	6	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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