Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs i7-965 Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7EEAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameNehalem (2008−2010)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date17 November 2008 (15 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB36 MB
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Number of transistors731 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition 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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size24 GBno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 November 2008 4 June 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 15 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 136.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-965 Extreme Edition and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-965 Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
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