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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Ryzen 9 9850HX

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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
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72 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with 16-cores against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 9 9850HX with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9850HX and 9955HX3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
vs
Ryzen 9 9850HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (14th and 74th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D +10%
20117
Ryzen 9 9850HX
18282
File compression 1620 MB/sec 1550 MB/sec
Clang compilation 231.2 Klines/sec 173.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 343 pages/sec 331.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 561.9 Mpixels/sec 520.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 348.1 pages/sec 334 pages/sec
Background blur 71.3 images/sec 70 images/sec
Photo processing 121.8 images/sec 126.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 56.2 Mpixels/sec 39.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 222 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 143.8 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 525M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 83.2M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 39.3 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 783.3 MBytes/sec -
Physics 4676 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 62.6B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 409 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D +28%
565.95
Ryzen 9 9850HX
440.58

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 19.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 268.2 PPW 243.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 832.9 PPW -
Blender / Watt 7.55 PPW 5.87 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-07 (Yolo)Cinebench 2024130 / 2160
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Sam)Cinebench 2024128 / 2105
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D and Ryzen 9 9850HX

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Fire Range) Zen 5 (Fire Range)
Model number 9955HX3D 9850HX
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (10th and 30th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 12
P-Threads 32 24
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 32 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 30x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 55-75 W (configurable) 55-75 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 101 W 101 W
Socket FL1 FL1
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (18th and 42nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 610M Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 9850HX
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon 610M benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D official page AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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