AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Core Ultra 7 255HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 255HX performs better than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 7900X3D in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has 20 cores compared to 12 cores found in the Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 255HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX. Also, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.