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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
74.2Single-core81.3
82Multi-core58
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
32.6iGPU68
84.3Platformspec-based37.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 69.5 to 67.1, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+24). Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 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 multi-core score: 82 vs 58
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12
  • 102% higher PassMark: 56,261 vs 27,909
  • 33% higher cores: 16 vs 12

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 74
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 33
  • 393% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 528
  • 60% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20252025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.5 GHz4 GHz+60%
Boost clock5.4 GHz+15%4.7 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MQualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory256 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,080Top 17%3,811+24%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500+22%Top 13%16,041Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 12%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500Top 3%—
PassMark56,261+102%Top 5%27,909Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 20%2,605+393%Top 28%

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