Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon Gold 6250L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameno dataStrix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6250L 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 speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L3 cache35.75 MB36 MB
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature60 °Cno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6250L 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.

SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6250L 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 6250L 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 6250L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 4 June 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 236.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6250L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6250L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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