Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Xeon E5-2699A v4 by an impressive 72% 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 | 185 | 430 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.39 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 49.37 | 10.88 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Broadwell-EP (2016) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,938 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 44 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 1.3 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 55 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | no data | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 456.12 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 7,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 145 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon E5-2699A v4.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.35 | 16.47 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 25 October 2016 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 22 |
| Threads | 32 | 44 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 145 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 72.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 163.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2699A v4, on the other hand, has 37.5% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2699A v4 is a server/workstation one.
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