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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
74.2Single-core59.8
82Multi-core36.2
42.2Efficiencyspec-based75.3
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based50.3
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX1 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+46) and single-core (+14). Intel Core 5 120U 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 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 36
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 463% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 6,659
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20252024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+36%55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core 5 120U
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.5 GHz+79%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+8%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+433%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+25%Top 17%2,469Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+115%Top 12%9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150+22%Top 12%1,757Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+463%Top 3%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark56,261+278%Top 5%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 20%—

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