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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core i7-12700H

WINNER
A
72.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-12700H
44Inno Score
70.9Single-core45.8
81.4Multi-core38.9
42.2Efficiency40.5
72iGPU40
84.3Platform59
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-12700H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.4 to 44, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+43) and iGPU (+32). Intel Core i7-12700H 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 46
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 81 vs 39
  • Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 40
  • Stronger platform score: 84 vs 59
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-12700H

  • 53% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 75 W
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i7-12700H
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP55 W45 W+18%
Max TDP75 W115 W+53%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i7-12700H
Cores16+14%14
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores—8
Threads32+60%20
Base clock2.5 GHz+9%2.3 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+15%4.7 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+167%24 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i7-12700H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz+57%1,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i7-12700H
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXIntel Core i7-12700H
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+28%2,400
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+60%12,200
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150+22%1,760
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500+122%16,900
PassMark62,000+131%26,800

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