Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs EPYC 7542

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7542 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking163not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.32no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency11.92no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,400no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7542 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads6424
Base clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache128 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm3 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7542 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketSP3no data
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7542 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7542 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7542 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 August 2019 4 June 2024
Physical cores 32 12
Threads 64 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 55 Watt

EPYC 7542 has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 309.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7542 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7542 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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