Xeon W-11955M vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Xeon W-11955M by a whopping 158% 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 | 698 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Power efficiency | 61.85 | 37.73 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Tiger Lake-H (2021) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 11 May 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $623 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M 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 | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm SuperFin |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | 190 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 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 W-11955M 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FL1 | FCBGA1787 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| 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 W-11955M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.45 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680x4320@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9955HX and Xeon W-11955M.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 20 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.66 | 12.29 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.76 | 5.14 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 11 May 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 157.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon W-11955M, on the other hand, has 86.2% faster integrated GPU, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-11955M in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 9955HX is a notebook processor while Xeon W-11955M is a mobile workstation one.
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