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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER
A
72.4Inno Score
VS
I
38.7Inno Score
70.9Single-core39.6
81.4Multi-core31.6
42.2Efficiency40.5
72iGPU36
84.3Platform53.8
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.4 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+50) and iGPU (+36). Intel Core i5-12500H 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: 71 vs 40
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 81 vs 32
  • Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 36
  • Stronger platform score: 84 vs 54
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • 27% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 75 W
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP55 W45 W+18%
Max TDP75 W95 W+27%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—8
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+20%4.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+256%18 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz+69%1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+37%2,250
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+86%10,500
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150+30%1,655
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+178%13,500
PassMark62,000+174%22,600

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