AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
2032
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
31756
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
115
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
130
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
1686
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
1324
PassMark
Integer Mathn/a90.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a112.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a381 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a48.7 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a30 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a392.3 MB/s
Physicsn/a3460 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a329 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
2968
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
20613
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
File Compression1700 MB/s1490 MB/s
Clang Compilation176.1 KLines/s141.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser477.9 pages/s477.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering556.2 MP/sec539.5 MP/sec
Text Processing314 pages/s323.1 pages/s
Background Blur71.4 frames/s61.5 frames/s
Photo Processing201.8 frames/s177.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing38.9 MP/sec28.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
421.19
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
297.18

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 374.8 PPW 701.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1452.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.7 PPW 53 PPW
Blender / W 7.66 PPW 11.89 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Strix Halo) Panther Lake
Model number n/a 388H
Integrated GPU Radeon 8060S Arc B390

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 16 4
Threads 32 4
Frequency 3.0 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a12
Threadsn/a12
Frequencyn/a1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4 GHz
General
Cores count1616
Threads count3216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier30x21x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core2560 KB/core
L3 Cache64 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 120 W 80 W
Socket FP11 FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8000 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 128 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 12

Results

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