Skip to content
InnoReviews

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

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
69.5Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
70.9Inno Score
74.2Single-core73.3
82Multi-core66.6
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
32.6iGPU—
84.3Platformspec-based54.4
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX scores 69.5 against 70.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

  • 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
  • 50% higher PassMark: 56,261 vs 37,384

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

  • 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)3,080Top 13%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)19,500Top 9%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 9%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,500Top 2%—
PassMark56,261+50%Top 4%37,384Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)4,390Top 12%4,797+9%Top 4%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 15%—

Related comparisons

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HXvs Intel Core Ultra X9 388HVSAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXvs Apple M5 (10-core)VSAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXvs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392VSAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXvs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395VSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HXVSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395VSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXVSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100VS

Try another matchup