Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and AMD Ryzen AI Max 395 with 16 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 256GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395 Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (8000 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (55W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
1950
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
+12%
2189
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
24002
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
+37%
33054
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+8%
3227
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
2978
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+1%
21164
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
20952
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+2%
142
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
138
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
1683
AMD Ryzen AI Max 395
+7%
1804
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
Amd
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Custom
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8060S
-
Generation
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
0
4
Efficiency Core Threads
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
16
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
30
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8000
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2900 MHz
5120
Shader Units
2560
320
Texture Units
160
160
Raster Operation Units
80
640
Execution Units
40
60
Power Consumption
45-120
-
Max Resolution
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
14.85 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
50 TOPS
