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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
48.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
48.2Single-core74.2
33.9Multi-core82
81.9Efficiencyspec-based42.2
—iGPU32.6
49.9Platformspec-based84.3
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 48.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+48) and single-core (+26). AMD Ryzen 5 7530U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 74 vs 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 34
  • 437% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 6,985
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 16 MB
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Announced20232025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W+73%55 W
Max TDP—75 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Cores616+167%
Performance cores616+167%
Threads1232+167%
Base clock2 GHz2.5 GHz+25%
Boost clock4.5 GHz5.4 GHz+20%
L3 cache16 MB64 MB+300%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon 610M
iGPU clock2,000 MHz2,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB256 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Geekbench 6 (single)1,991Bottom 20%3,080+55%Top 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,067Bottom 20%19,500+176%Top 12%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,435Bottom 25%2,150+50%Top 12%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,985Bottom 21%37,500+437%Top 3%
PassMark14,896Bottom 31%56,261+278%Top 5%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—528Bottom 20%

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