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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
74.2Single-core58.1
82Multi-core38.7
42.2Efficiencyspec-based80
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX0 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+43) and single-core (+16). Apple M2 (8-core) 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 9 9955HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 74 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 331% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 8,700
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M2 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+55%3.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+18%Top 14%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+100%Top 10%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150+36%Top 11%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+331%Top 2%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark56,261+260%Top 4%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 18%—

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