Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Opteron 242

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 242 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release dateApril 2003 (21 year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 242 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB36 MB
Chip lithography130 nm3 nm
Die size193 mm2no data
Number of transistors106 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 242 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 configuration2no data
Socket940no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 242 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXDNA 2 NPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 130 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, a 4233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 54.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 242 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron 242 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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