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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
74.8Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
75.7Single-core81.3
84.4Multi-core58
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
—iGPU68
83.3Platformspec-based37.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D wins this laptop processor face-off, 74.8 to 67.1, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+26). 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 9955HX3D

  • Stronger multi-core score: 84 vs 58
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12
  • 123% higher PassMark: 62,111 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 76
  • 60% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,811 vs 3,203

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm 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 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores06
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.5 GHz4 GHz+60%
Boost clock5.4 GHz+15%4.7 GHz
L3 cache128 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M (2 CU)Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,203Top 10%3,811+19%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)20,023+25%Top 9%16,041Top 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 9%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,459Top 3%—
PassMark62,111+123%Top 1%27,909Top 31%
PassMark (single thread)4,497Top 10%4,635+3%Top 6%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—2,605Top 35%

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