Ryzen 9 9955HX vs Ultra 9 275HX
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 275HX outperforms Ryzen 9 9955HX by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 122 | 188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 61.34 | 49.48 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-HX (2025) | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 8 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 16 | no data |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 40 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | FCBGA2114 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 192 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.9 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 275HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.22 | 28.41 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
Ultra 9 275HX has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores.
Ryzen 9 9955HX, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.
The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX in performance tests.
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