Ryzen 9 9955HX vs EPYC 7532
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7532 outperforms Ryzen 9 9955HX by a moderate 15% 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 | 136 | 185 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 15.67 | 49.39 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 19 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7532 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 1.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7532 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 | Socket SP3 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7532 and Ryzen 9 9955HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7532 and Ryzen 9 9955HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7532 and Ryzen 9 9955HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.72 | 28.35 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| Threads | 64 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 55 Watt |
EPYC 7532 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 9 9955HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 263.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7532 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook one.
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