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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
74.2Single-core51.7
82Multi-core44.4
42.2Efficiencyspec-based88.6
32.6iGPU44.8
84.3Platformspec-based29.1
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 50.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+38) and single-core (+23). Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 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: 74 vs 52
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 44
  • 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8
  • 216% higher PassMark: 56,261 vs 17,824

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 33
  • 74% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 918 vs 528
  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
  • 28% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20252024
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+150%30 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+100%8
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz3.2 GHz+28%
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 Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MQualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory256 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080+28%Top 17%2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+73%Top 13%11,303Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 12%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500Top 3%—
PassMark56,261+216%Top 5%17,824Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 20%918+74%Bottom 34%

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