Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Ryzen 7 9700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 9700X outperforms Ryzen 7 H 255 by a substantial 34% 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 | 317 | 493 |
| Place by popularity | 82 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 55.43 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 34.76 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2025) | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) |
| Release date | 8 August 2024 (1 year ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $359 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | no data |
| Die size | 70.6 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,315 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 7 H 255.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.07 | 15.67 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8 Watt |
Ryzen 7 9700X has a 34.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Ryzen 7 H 255, on the other hand, has 712.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 9700X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 H 255 is a notebook one.
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