Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Pentium 8505

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8505 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	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Alder Lake-M	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-U (2022)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8505 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	5 (Penta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	6	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	36 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8505 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	no data
Socket	Intel BGA 1744	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8505 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 February 2022	4 June 2024
Physical cores	5	12
Threads	6	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt

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