Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	167	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	no data
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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	WRX8	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2022	4 June 2024
Threads	24	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	55 Watt

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