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AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX is a high-end notebook processor from the Fire Range series with 12 of 16 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Unlike the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, the chip does not offer a 3D V-Cache. The chip was presented at CES in early 2025 and is intended for fast and expensive gaming laptops.

The CPU uses the new Zen 5 architecture for the 12 cores and clocks them at up to 5.2 GHz (single-core boost).

Thanks to the 12 fast Zen 5 cores, the performance should be excellent and well suited for all demanding applications. We assume that the performance will be similar to the old Ryzen 9 7845HX (12 x Zen 4 with up to 5.2 GHz) is similar. The faster Ryzen 9 9955HX and 9955HX3D should be able to set themselves apart significantly due to the higher number of cores (with multi-thread performance).

The 9850HX is intended for large and heavy gaming notebooks and is therefore configurable from 45 - 75 watts TDP (default 55 watts). The SoC is manufactured in the modern 4nm FinFET process at TSMC (both compute dies, I/O die in 6nm) and should therefore have very good energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is a high-end notebook processor from the Fire Range series with 16 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 32 threads simultaneously. Unlike the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, the chip does not offer a 3D V-Cache. The chip was presented at CES in early 2025 and is intended for fast and expensive gaming laptops.

Thanks to the high-clocked 16 Zen 5 cores, the performance of the CPU should be excellent and only be outperformed by the 9955HX3D thanks to the 3D V-Cache. Together with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX at the top of the mobile CPUs.

The 9955HX is intended for large and heavy gaming notebooks and is therefore configurable from 55-75 watts TDP (default 55 watts). The SoC is manufactured in the modern 4nm FinFET process at TSMC (both compute dies, I/O die in 6nm) and should therefore have very good energy efficiency.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 9850HXAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
CodenameFire Range-HX (Zen 5)Fire Range-HX (Zen 5)
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X)AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X)
Series: Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X) Fire Range-HX (Zen 5)
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D compare2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX « 3 - 5.2 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D compare2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX « 2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX3 - 5.2 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
Clock3000 - 5200 MHz2500 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache960 KB1.3 MB
L2 Cache12 MB16 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 24
12 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 5		16 / 32
16 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 5
TDP45 Watt55 Watt
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Technology4 nm

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 9955HX
49.8 pt (83%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
46 -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
46.2 -7%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
46.4 -7%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
46.6 -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
46.8 -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 -5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
48.4 -3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
49.1 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
49.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
49.8
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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
49.8 0%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 21%
0%
100%
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 125.3     avg: 128.9     median: 129.5 (73%)     max: 130 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1775     avg: 1951     median: 1971.5 (37%)     max: 2069 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 36078     avg: 37923     median: 37994 (35%)     max: 39690 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1828     avg: 2119     median: 2175 (92%)     max: 2183 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 819     avg: 847     median: 852 (93%)     max: 854 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 14166     avg: 14803     median: 14761.5 (36%)     max: 15524 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5639     avg: 5914     median: 5989.5 (38%)     max: 6103 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 320     avg: 334     median: 336.5 (93%)     max: 338 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 64.66     avg: 67.4     median: 67.4 (87%)     max: 69.87 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.72     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (94%)     max: 3.97 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8710     avg: 9087     median: 9178.5 (55%)     max: 9279 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 73626     avg: 76474     median: 76058 (55%)     max: 80152 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 14159     avg: 76087     median: 76087 (49%)     max: 138015 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17067     avg: 17205     median: 17205 (21%)     max: 17343 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 32.998     avg: 90.4     median: 33.9 (0%)     max: 204.3 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.195     avg: 3.3     median: 2.2 (0%)     max: 5.6 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 9033     avg: 21586     median: 10079 (16%)     max: 45647 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 132435     avg: 138666     median: 138664 (80%)     max: 144064 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7061     avg: 7285     median: 7309.5 (86%)     max: 7462 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 233.5     avg: 234.8     median: 234.8 (79%)     max: 236 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 343.5     avg: 351.3     median: 351.3 (81%)     max: 359 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 38.9     avg: 41.3     median: 41.5 (73%)     max: 43 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 3.1     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (91%)     max: 3.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 4.9     avg: 5     median: 5 (85%)     max: 5 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 27.3     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (72%)     max: 27.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 122     avg: 130.7     median: 128.5 (2%)     max: 145 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 80     avg: 85.2     median: 85.5 (1%)     max: 91 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3517     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3665 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 19498     avg: 19963     median: 19731 (42%)     max: 20890 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.701     avg: 7.9     median: 7.8 (2%)     max: 8.2 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.472     avg: 16.8     median: 16.6 (1%)     max: 17.5 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
375.8 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 93819     avg: 98006     median: 98275.5 (75%)     max: 101654 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 29429     avg: 31913     median: 32120 (79%)     max: 32984 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78557     avg: 82036     median: 83067 (67%)     max: 84483 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 78596     avg: 81706     median: 81638 (66%)     max: 84884 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81426     avg: 82900     median: 81582 (66%)     max: 85692 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 23962     avg: 24593     median: 23963 (61%)     max: 25855 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 37802     avg: 41850     median: 42890 (76%)     max: 44312 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9758     avg: 12521     median: 12927 (54%)     max: 13348 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 3156     avg: 3213     median: 3224.5 (81%)     max: 3253 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 16313     avg: 18792     median: 19287.5 (75%)     max: 19587 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3105 Points (99%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
21003 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2307     avg: 2373     median: 2375 (93%)     max: 2423 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20576     avg: 21882     median: 22041 (39%)     max: 22406 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2233     avg: 2235     median: 2235 (10%)     max: 2237 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20686     avg: 21227     median: 21227 (67%)     max: 21768 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9140     avg: 9238     median: 9237.5 (92%)     max: 9335 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 87050     avg: 88125     median: 88125 (88%)     max: 89200 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 397     avg: 409     median: 403.5 (0%)     max: 430 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
136623 Points (100%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 287     avg: 301.8     median: 298.8 (82%)     max: 322 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 315     avg: 337.5     median: 336.5 (60%)     max: 361 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2176     avg: 2214     median: 2220.5 (83%)     max: 2259 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 122.3     avg: 169.1     median: 162.5 (28%)     max: 229 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 143.7     avg: 179.6     median: 176.8 (32%)     max: 221 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 19.3     avg: 27.4     median: 27.3 (18%)     max: 35.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 13.6     avg: 18.2     median: 15.7 (17%)     max: 25.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 32.6     avg: 35     median: 32.8 (24%)     max: 39.5 Points per Watt

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