AMD Ryzen 7 250 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
—Single-core70.9
—Multi-core81.4
86.7Efficiency42.2
—iGPU72
49.3Platform84.3
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2504 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.4 to 68, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+35). AMD Ryzen 7 250 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 7 250
- Stronger efficiency score: 87 vs 42
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- Stronger platform score: 84 vs 49
- 300% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 16 MB
- 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8
- 100% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 8
- 100% higher threads: 32 vs 16
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2025 |
| Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 55 W |
| Max TDP | — | 75 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 16+100% |
| Performance cores | 8 | 16+100% |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 16 | 32+100% |
| Base clock | — | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 5.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 64 MB+300% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 610M |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,200 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | — | 256 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,080Top 19% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 19,500Top 16% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 2,150Top 18% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 37,500Top 3% |
| PassMark | — | 62,000Top 3% |
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