Apple M4 (10 cores) vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Apple M4 (10 cores) by an impressive 71% 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 | 115 | 291 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Apple Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 62.79 | 50.59 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and M4 (10 cores) 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1.3 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | no data | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 28 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and M4 (10 cores) 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 40 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | Apple M4 10-core GPU |
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.
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.01 | 21.10 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 7 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 40 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 70.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads.
Apple M4 (10 cores), on the other hand, has 37.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 (10 cores) in performance tests.
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