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Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395

83 out of 100
Apple M3 Max
VS
80 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
Apple M3 Max
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Max against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 395 and Max
Advantages of Apple M3 Max
  • Around 153.6 GB/s (60%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 4 nanometers
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M3 Max
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5133 -
Cinebench Scores (51st and 44th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M3 Max
21167
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 +8%
22945
File compression 2190 MB/sec 2190 MB/sec
Clang compilation 198.5 Klines/sec 228.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 557.3 pages/sec 513 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 648.9 Mpixels/sec 613 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.1 pages/sec 337 pages/sec
Background blur 68.9 images/sec 69.7 images/sec
Photo processing 183.5 images/sec 233.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.6 Mpixels/sec 48 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 678 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M3 Max +17%
4780
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
4071
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M3 Max
41211
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 +26%
51739
Integer math 91.2 GOps/sec 191.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 131.5 GOps/sec 121.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 573M Primes/sec 285M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 61.7M Strings/sec 70.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 24.7 GBytes/sec 33.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 530.4 MBytes/sec 643.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 4332 Frames/sec 3190 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.2B Matrices/sec 52.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 409 & 353 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M3 Max +8%
403.83
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
374.97

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 30.3 PPW 14.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 378 PPW 191.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 735.9 PPW 431.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.21 PPW 3.12 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M3 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-27 (JayZeppelin)Cinebench 2024142 / 1698
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-04-27 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024141 / 1459
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-15 (etheory)Cinebench 2024113 / 1785
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M3 Max and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#13th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 16
P-Threads 12 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 30x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 92 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 56 W 45-120 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (15th and 23rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2560
TMUs 320 160
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 40
TGP 60 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M3 Max
14.1 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 +5%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

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Total votes: 17

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Comments

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