AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
74.2Single-core22.9
82Multi-core20.9
42.2Efficiencyspec-based82.2
32.6iGPU22
84.3Platformspec-based24.4
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+61) and single-core (+51). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 33 vs 22
- 2068% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,500 vs 1,730
- 1835% higher PassMark: 56,261 vs 2,908
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 89% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2021 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 6 W+89% |
| Max TDP | 75 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+300% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 16 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | 32+700% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+127% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+64% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+1500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+1500% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,080Top 17% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 19,500Top 13% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,150+221%Top 12% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 37,500+2068%Top 3% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 56,261+1835%Top 5% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 528+61%Bottom 20% | 329Bottom 6% |
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