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AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
57.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
59.8Single-core70.9
51Multi-core60.7
53.8Efficiencyspec-based73.5
71.7iGPU72.9
61.8Platformspec-based70.8
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 H 25513 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.9 to 57.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+11) and multi-core (+10). AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 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 H 255

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 90% higher Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger single-core score: 71 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 51
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher threads: 24 vs 16
  • 50% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 16 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Announced20252026
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP45 W28 W+38%
Max TDP54 W54 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores08
Threads1624+50%
Base clock3.8 GHz+90%2 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz5.2 GHz+6%
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 890M
iGPU clock2,600 MHz3,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X, DDR5
Max memory256 GB256 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Geekbench 6 (single)2,546Top 48%2,941+16%Top 19%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,670Top 39%14,689+16%Top 24%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,708Top 50%2,061+21%Top 16%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,137Top 32%22,975+42%Top 14%
PassMark28,205Top 25%37,081+31%Top 13%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,077Top 17%3,242+5%Top 11%

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