Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen 5 3600XT

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking656not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency11.69no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date16 June 2020 (4 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm3 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2020 4 June 2024
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600XT and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600XT is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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