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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Apple M4 (10-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Apple M4 (10-core)
65.2Inno Score
74.2Single-core83.5
82Multi-core51
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based40
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3 spec wins — Apple M4 (10-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 65.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+31). Apple M4 (10-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 multi-core score: 82 vs 51
  • 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 220% higher threads: 32 vs 10
  • 170% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 13,900

Reasons to pick the Apple M4 (10-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 84 vs 74
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 24% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,810 vs 3,080

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M4 (10-core)
Announced20252024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M4 (10-core)
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—6
Threads32+220%10
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+22%4.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M4 (10-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M4 (10-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7500
Max memory256 GB+700%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXApple M4 (10-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080Top 17%3,810+24%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+31%Top 12%14,900Top 26%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 12%2,180+1%Top 10%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+170%Top 3%13,900Top 42%
PassMark56,261+139%Top 5%23,582Top 39%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 20%—

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