Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Ryzen 9 9955HX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking116not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300)
Power efficiency62.57no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameFire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 data2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache1.3 MBno data
L2 cache16 MB8 MB
L3 cache64 MB16 MB
Chip lithographyno data4 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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.

Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 890M

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.77 21.21
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 9955HX has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has 665.7% faster integrated GPU, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. We've got no test results to judge.

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