7 160HL vs Ryzen 7 9700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	221	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	34.04	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Ridge (2024)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL 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	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	4 nm	10 nm
Die size	70.6 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,315 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL 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	1
Socket	AM5	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon Graphics

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Core 7 160HL.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 August 2024	8 April 2024
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	4 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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