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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
74.8Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
70.9Inno Score
75.7Single-core73.3
84.4Multi-core66.6
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
83.3Platformspec-based54.4
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D wins this laptop processor face-off, 74.8 to 70.9, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+18) and single-core (+2). Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 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 67
  • 1322% higher L3 cache: 128 MB vs 9 MB
  • 78% higher threads: 32 vs 18
  • 66% higher PassMark: 62,111 vs 37,384
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 12

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

  • 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 13% higher cores: 18 vs 16

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm 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 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Cores1618+13%
Performance cores16+33%12
Efficiency cores06
Threads32+78%18
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+8%5 GHz
L3 cache128 MB+1322%9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M (2 CU)Qualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,203Top 9%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)20,023Top 8%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,150Top 9%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,459Top 2%—
PassMark62,111+66%Top 1%37,384Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)4,497Top 9%4,797+7%Top 4%

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