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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
71.4Inno Score
76.4Single-core73.3
81.5Multi-core66.6
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
32iGPU75.6
84.3Platformspec-based54.4
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 71.4 to 69.8, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+44). AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX 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: 76 vs 73
  • Stronger multi-core score: 82 vs 67
  • 611% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 9 MB
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 78% higher threads: 32 vs 18

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

  • Stronger iGPU score: 76 vs 32
  • 612% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,667 vs 515
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 13% higher cores: 18 vs 16

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
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-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Cores1618+13%
Performance cores16+33%12
Efficiency cores—6
Threads32+78%18
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+8%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+611%9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MQualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,230Top 8%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,433Top 7%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,174Top 5%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)36,882Top 2%—
PassMark56,261+50%Top 4%37,384Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)4,390Top 10%4,797+9%Top 3%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%3,667+612%Top 11%

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