Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Pentium Gold G4620

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Comparing Pentium Gold G4620 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 Pentium, Pentium GoldAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G4620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MB36 MB
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G4620 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
SocketLGA-1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G4620 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G4620 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 Pentium Gold G4620 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 4 June 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Gold G4620 has 7.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium Gold G4620 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium Gold G4620 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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