i9-14900HX vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 187 | 190 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Raptor Lake-HX |
| Power efficiency | 49.37 | 49.32 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 157 MHz |
| L1 cache | 1.3 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | no data | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1964 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.65 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Core i9-14900HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 28.44 | 28.31 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.62 | 5.10 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 24 |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.
i9-14900HX, on the other hand, has 94.7% faster integrated GPU, and 50% more physical cores.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and Intel Core i9-14900HX.
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