Xeon Platinum 8175M vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Xeon Platinum 8175M by a whopping 108% 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 | 163 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 61.37 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M 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) |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M 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 | 1 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FL1 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1,536 GB tdp=240 Watt |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon Platinum 8175M.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.48 | 15.12 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 108.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Platinum 8175M, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8175M in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8175M is a server/workstation one.
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