AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores 3.6GHz and Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (8000 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 256GB/s)
Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+30%
2150
Apple M2 Max
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+94%
28876
Apple M2 Max
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+7%
2892
Apple M2 Max
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+15%
17206
Apple M2 Max
14905
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+9%
133
Apple M2 Max
121
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+60%
1688
Apple M2 Max
1050
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Core Architecture
Apple M2
FP11
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon 8050S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Generation
-
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
30 W
120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
0
Efficiency Cores
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
36
Multiplier
35x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8000
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
256 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
2800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2048
Shader Units
4864
128
Texture Units
304
64
Raster Operation Units
152
32
Execution Units
608
45-120
Power Consumption
70 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
11.5 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
AMD Ryzen™ AI
NPU
-
55 TOPS
Theoretical performance
-
