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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core i5-1240P

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-1240P
48Inno Score
74.2Single-core51.5
82Multi-core39.2
42.2Efficiencyspec-based60.2
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based50.7
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 48, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+43) and single-core (+23). Intel Core i5-1240P 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 52
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 39
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 12 MB
  • 353% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 8,274
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1240P

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP55 W28 W+49%
Max TDP75 W+17%64 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.5 GHz+47%1.7 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+23%4.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+433%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-1240P
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+39%Top 17%2,209Bottom 31%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+88%Top 12%10,364Bottom 42%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150+46%Top 12%1,475Bottom 30%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+353%Top 3%8,274Bottom 26%
PassMark56,261+258%Top 5%15,707Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 20%—

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