AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Apple M4 Max 16 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores 3.6GHz and Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz . 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
Lower TDP (55W vs 70W)
Apple M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 8000)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 256GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2150
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+6%
2281
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+5%
28876
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
27392
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2892
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+37%
3984
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
17206
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+52%
26185
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
133
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+40%
187
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
1688
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+21%
2045
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Core Architecture
Apple M4
FP11
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon 8050S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Generation
-
Package
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
70 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
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
0
Efficiency Cores
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
36
Multiplier
45
80 K per core
L1 Cache
-
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
-
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8000
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
256 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2048
Shader Units
5120
128
Texture Units
320
64
Raster Operation Units
160
32
Execution Units
640
45-120
Power Consumption
62
Max Resolution
-
11.5 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
18.4 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
AMD Ryzen™ AI
NPU
-
55 TOPS
Theoretical performance
-
