Ryzen 7 7700 vs Ryzen 9 9955HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 9955HX
2025
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
35.86
+66.9%
Ryzen 7 7700
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
21.48

Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Ryzen 7 7700 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking116281
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.90
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency62.5331.69
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameFire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)14 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache1.3 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno data6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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.

Ryzen 9 9955HX 35.86
+66.9%
Ryzen 7 7700 21.48

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.

Ryzen 9 9955HX 57522
+66.9%
Ryzen 7 7700 34458

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 9955HX 22114
+58.8%
Ryzen 7 7700 13929

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 9955HX 7230
Ryzen 7 7700 7880
+9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 9955HX 143206
+68%
Ryzen 7 7700 85260

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 9955HX 2218
Ryzen 7 7700 2238
+0.9%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 9955HX 299
+1.3%
Ryzen 7 7700 295

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 9955HX 124
Ryzen 7 7700 266
+115%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.86 21.48
Integrated graphics card 2.70 4.14
Recency 6 January 2025 14 January 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 66.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7700, on the other hand, has 53.3% faster integrated GPU.

The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop one.

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