Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen 7 7840H

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking349not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency48.13no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)36 MB
Chip lithography4 nm3 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H 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
SocketFP8no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H 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 7 7840H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 4 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

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