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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

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.

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

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The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 is a powerful Strix Halo family processor that debuted in January 2025. The APU comes with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores running at up to 5.1 GHz, the 40 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 8060S graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Unlike its non-PRO sibling, the chip features AMD Secure Processor (an on-package ARM security co-processor), Windows Device Guard and AMD-Vi. Other noteworthy features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8000 RAM support and a whole lot of L3 cache.

Architecture and Features

Unlike Strix Point, Strix Halo parts are powered by Zen 5 cores - no Zen 5c here. It's not clear if this is the desktop Zen 5 implementation with full AVX512 throughput or the mobile one. According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.

Elsewhere, the AI Max+ PRO chip supports RAM as fast as LPDDR5x-8000, and is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for a throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors had. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads.

Performance

From leaks, we know that the Ryzen delivers around 20,700 Geekbench 6.3 Multi points, meaning it trades blow with very powerful desktop CPUs like the Ryzen 9 9900X.

Graphics

The Radeon 8060S is the most powerful iGPU that AMD has on offer, as of Jan 2025. It features 40 RDNA 3+ architecture CUs (2560 unified shaders) that could see it outcompeting lower mid-range desktop graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 4050. This GPU will undoubtedly run any game at 1080p on Ultra, however, the ultimate question is whether or not the cooling solution of the laptop will be powerful enough to let the iGPU shine.

Naturally, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs including AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.

Power consumption

The AI Max+ PRO 395 can eat up to 120 W depending on the system and its TDP power targets, with 45 W named as the minimum TDP.

The 4 nm TSMC process that the CPU cores are built with make for decent, as of Jan 2025, energy efficiency.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 9955HXAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
CodenameFire Range-HX (Zen 5)Strix Halo PRO
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X)AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300)
Series: Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) Strix Halo PRO
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 9850HX compare3 - 5.2 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 « 3 - 5.1 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 compare3.2 - 5 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 385 compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380 compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock2500 - 5400 MHz3000 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache1.3 MB
L2 Cache16 MB16 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 5		16 / 32
16 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5
TDP55 Watt55 Watt
Technology4 nm4 nm
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 8060S ( - 2900 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
SocketFP11
FeaturesLPDDR5x-8000 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
NPU / AI50 TOPS INT8
Chip AI126 TOPS INT8

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 9955HX
50.1 pt (83%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46 -8%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
46.6 -7%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
46.7 -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
46.8 -7%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
46.9 -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 -5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
48 -4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
48.5 -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
49.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 20%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
45.4 pt (76%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
42.6 -6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
42.6 -6%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
43.1 -5%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
43.2 -5%
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
43.4 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
44.1 -3%
Intel Core i7-14700HX
44.3 -2%
Intel Core i9-13900HX
45 -1%
Intel Core i9-13950HX
45.1 -1%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
45.4
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
45.5 0%
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46 1%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
46.6 3%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
46.7 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
46.8 3%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
46.9 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
48 6%
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
48.5 7%
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AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50.1 10%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 32%
0%
100%
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 125.3     avg: 128.9     median: 129.5 (65%)     max: 130 Points
min: 112.2     avg: 112.6     median: 112.6 (56%)     max: 113 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1775     avg: 1951     median: 1971.5 (37%)     max: 2069 Points
min: 1643     avg: 1691     median: 1690.5 (31%)     max: 1738 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 36078     avg: 38155     median: 39384 (37%)     max: 39690 Points
min: 30706     avg: 35061     median: 35061 (33%)     max: 39416 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1828     avg: 2128     median: 2176 (88%)     max: 2183 Points
min: 2003     avg: 2013     median: 2012.5 (82%)     max: 2022 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 819     avg: 848     median: 853 (93%)     max: 854 Points
min: 783     avg: 787     median: 787 (86%)     max: 791 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 14166     avg: 14877     median: 15309 (37%)     max: 15524 Points
min: 11816     avg: 13429     median: 13428.5 (33%)     max: 15041 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5639     avg: 5933     median: 6046 (38%)     max: 6103 Points
min: 4784     avg: 5247     median: 5247 (33%)     max: 5710 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 320     avg: 334.1     median: 336 (93%)     max: 338 Points
min: 305     avg: 306     median: 306 (85%)     max: 307 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
62.9 Points (81%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.72     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (94%)     max: 3.97 Points
3.6 Points (86%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8710     avg: 9087     median: 9178.5 (55%)     max: 9279 Points
8580 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 73626     avg: 76474     median: 76058 (55%)     max: 80152 Points
60278 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 14159     avg: 76087     median: 76087 (49%)     max: 138015 Points
108876 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17067     avg: 17205     median: 17205 (21%)     max: 17343 Points
15953 Points (19%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 32.998     avg: 90.4     median: 33.9 (0%)     max: 204.3 s
31.8 s (0%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.195     avg: 3.3     median: 2.2 (0%)     max: 5.6 s
2.7 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 9033     avg: 21586     median: 10079 (16%)     max: 45647 Points
4649 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 132435     avg: 139265     median: 141048 (81%)     max: 144064 MIPS
min: 109760     avg: 117149     median: 117148 (67%)     max: 124537 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7061     avg: 7300     median: 7393 (87%)     max: 7462 MIPS
min: 5613     avg: 5998     median: 5998 (71%)     max: 6383 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 233.5     avg: 234.8     median: 234.8 (6%)     max: 236 fps
182.8 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 343.5     avg: 351.3     median: 351.3 (9%)     max: 359 fps
316 fps (8%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 38.9     avg: 41.4     median: 42.1 (74%)     max: 43 fps
min: 30.4     avg: 31.7     median: 31.7 (56%)     max: 33 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 3.1     avg: 3.1     median: 3.1 (91%)     max: 3.4 GB/s
1.6 GB/s (47%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 4.9     avg: 5     median: 5 (85%)     max: 5 GB/s
2.5 GB/s (43%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 27.3     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (72%)     max: 27.9 GB/s
15.6 GB/s (41%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 122     avg: 129.7     median: 125 (2%)     max: 145 Seconds
min: 132     avg: 145.5     median: 145.5 (2%)     max: 159 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 80     avg: 84.6     median: 85 (1%)     max: 91 Seconds
min: 90     avg: 96     median: 96 (1%)     max: 102 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3517     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3737 sec
min: 0.4027     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4127 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 19498     avg: 19963     median: 19731 (42%)     max: 20890 Points
16509 Points (35%)
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
8.2 s (2%)
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
23.9 s (1%)
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
89313 Points (69%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 29429     avg: 32133     median: 32436.5 (80%)     max: 33671 Points
min: 21268     avg: 23295     median: 23295 (57%)     max: 25322 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
77244 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81426     avg: 82900     median: 81582 (66%)     max: 85692 Points
79672 Points (64%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 23962     avg: 24593     median: 23963 (61%)     max: 25855 Points
min: 20971     avg: 21827     median: 21826.5 (55%)     max: 22682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 37802     avg: 41920     median: 42652.5 (76%)     max: 44312 Points
min: 29555     avg: 31057     median: 31057 (55%)     max: 32559 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9758     avg: 12610     median: 13012 (55%)     max: 13348 Points
min: 9596     avg: 9831     median: 9831 (41%)     max: 10066 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 3156     avg: 3215     median: 3230 (75%)     max: 3253 Points
min: 2756     avg: 2824     median: 2823.5 (65%)     max: 2891 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 16313     avg: 18689     median: 19052 (74%)     max: 19587 Points
min: 16503     avg: 16679     median: 16679 (65%)     max: 16855 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3071 Points (97%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
18139 Points (74%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2307     avg: 2380     median: 2395 (81%)     max: 2425 Points
min: 2071     avg: 2141     median: 2141 (72%)     max: 2211 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20576     avg: 21787     median: 21893 (39%)     max: 22406 Points
min: 16565     avg: 17408     median: 17408 (31%)     max: 18251 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2233     avg: 2235     median: 2235 (10%)     max: 2237 Points
2072 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20686     avg: 21227     median: 21227 (67%)     max: 21768 Points
16377 Points (52%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9140     avg: 9238     median: 9237.5 (92%)     max: 9335 Points
8865 Points (89%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 87050     avg: 88125     median: 88125 (86%)     max: 89200 Points
65863 Points (65%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 397     avg: 415.3     median: 404 (0%)     max: 453 ms
min: 428     avg: 430.5     median: 430.5 (1%)     max: 433 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
136623 Points (90%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 287     avg: 301.8     median: 298.8 (78%)     max: 322 Points
min: 225     avg: 250     median: 250 (65%)     max: 275 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 315     avg: 335     median: 335 (60%)     max: 361 Points
min: 275     avg: 304.5     median: 304.5 (55%)     max: 334 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2176     avg: 2214     median: 2220.5 (83%)     max: 2259 Points
min: 1892     avg: 1909     median: 1909 (71%)     max: 1926 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 122.3     avg: 169.1     median: 162.5 (28%)     max: 229 Watt
min: 116.5     avg: 151.8     median: 151.8 (26%)     max: 187.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 143.7     avg: 179.6     median: 176.8 (32%)     max: 221 Watt
min: 115.3     avg: 170.7     median: 170.7 (31%)     max: 226 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 19.3     avg: 27.4     median: 27.3 (18%)     max: 35.6 Watt
min: 7.45     avg: 8.5     median: 8.5 (6%)     max: 9.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 13.6     avg: 18.2     median: 15.7 (11%)     max: 25.2 Watt
7.2 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 32.6     avg: 35     median: 32.8 (24%)     max: 39.5 Points per Watt
25.3 Points per Watt (19%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 → 85% n=50

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