Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon Gold 6238

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	295	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.21	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Strix Point-HX (Zen 5)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 June 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	no data
Current price	$1883 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	44	24 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.375 MB	no data
L2 cache	22 MB	no data
L3 cache	30.25 MB	36 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	4 June 2024
Physical cores	22	12
Threads	44	24 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	55 Watt

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