i3-2357M vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Core i3-2357M by a whopping 6913% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 162 | 3184 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 61.52 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 13 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | 624 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FL1 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 950 MHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i3-2357M.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 16 |
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 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.56 | 0.45 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.74 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 1 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 6913.3% higher aggregate performance score, 356.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
i3-2357M, on the other hand, has 223.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-2357M in performance tests.
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