AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 vs AI 9 465
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 with 8-cores against the 2.0 GHz AI 9 465 with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
- More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 4.5 TFLOPS
- Around 166.4 GB/s (186%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports quad-channel memory
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 2 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 451 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4354 |
Cinebench Scores (130th and 134th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1350 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.1 Klines/sec | 104.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.7 pages/sec | 307.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 381.6 Mpixels/sec | 431.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 315.3 pages/sec | 310 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 80.3 images/sec | 59.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 145.7 images/sec | 124 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.2 Mpixels/sec | 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 109.6 GOps/sec | 100.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 72.7 GOps/sec | 63 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 145M Primes/sec | 123M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 43.2M Strings/sec | 37.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20.1 GBytes/sec | 17.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 400.9 MBytes/sec | 354.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1843 Frames/sec | 1697 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 32.7B Matrices/sec | 25.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.1 PPW | 20.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 277.5 PPW | 249.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 608.8 PPW | 542.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 5.37 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and AI 9 465General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | January 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Strix Halo) | Zen 5 (Gorgon Point) |
| Model number | 388 | 465 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8060S | Radeon 880M |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (32nd and 40th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 6 |
| E-Threads | - | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 15-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 120 W | - |
| Socket | FP11 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (45th and 65th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 8060S | Radeon 880M |
| GPU Base Clock | 1295 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2900 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 768 |
| TMUs | 160 | 48 |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 40 | 12 |
| TGP | 55 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 880M compared to Radeon 8060S
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8000 | - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 official page | AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
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