AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
2155
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
35872
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
129
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
131
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
2058
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
1687
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
3230
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
2994
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
19563
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
16893

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
451.85

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 260.8 PPW 307.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 27.4 PPW 30.7 PPW
Blender / W n/a 8.22 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 17, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Fire Range) Arrow Lake
Model number 9955HX 270HX
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 8
Threads 32 8
Frequency 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a12
Threadsn/a12
Frequencyn/a1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.7 GHz
General
Cores count1620
Threads count3220
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x24x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 55-75 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 101 W 160 W
Socket FL1 FCBGA-2114
Critical temp. 100 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 24

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX the clear winner in this comparison.

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