Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Xeon D-1736NT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D outperforms Xeon D-1736NT by a whopping 245% 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 | 879 | 118 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 6.41 | 26.93 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2022 (3 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 8 | no data |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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.
| Socket | FCBGA2227 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 67 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1736NT and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 24 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
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 | 10.11 | 34.87 |
| Recency | 1 January 2022 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 67 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D has a 244.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 21.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon D-1736NT in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-1736NT is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9955HX3D is a notebook one.
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