Ryzen 7 4700GE vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Ryzen 7 4700GE by a whopping 131% 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 | 184 | 675 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 49.39 | 33.55 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 1.3 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | AMD Radeon Vega 8 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 4700GE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.36 | 12.26 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.62 | 4.12 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 131.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 7 4700GE, on the other hand, has 57.3% faster integrated GPU, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 4700GE is a desktop one.
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