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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

WINNER
A
72.4Inno Score
VS
Q
47.3Inno Score
70.9Single-core40
81.4Multi-core44.8
42.2Efficiency79.3
72iGPU34
84.3Platform42.4
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.4 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+42) and iGPU (+38). Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 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 45
  • Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 34
  • Stronger platform score: 84 vs 42
  • 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

  • Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 42
  • 58% lower Base TDP: 23 W vs 55 W
  • 36% higher Base clock: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Announced20252023
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP55 W23 W+58%
Max TDP75 W80 W+7%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+33%12
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.5 GHz3.4 GHz+36%
Boost clock5.4 GHz+59%3.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+967%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MQualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock2,200 MHz+76%1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+28%2,400
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+37%14,200
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500—
PassMark62,000—

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