AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Ryzen 9 9900X
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (laptop) with 16-cores against the 4.4 GHz Ryzen 9 9900X (desktop) with 12-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
- More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Around 166.4 GB/s (186%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports quad-channel memory
- Newer - released 7 months later
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3340 vs 3017 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 619 | 763 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 7559 | 7580 |
Cinebench Scores (37th and 41st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2050 MB/sec | 1510 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 202 Klines/sec | 191.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 527.3 pages/sec | 361.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 586.3 Mpixels/sec | 534 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 339.2 pages/sec | 350.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 72.8 images/sec | 82.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 200 images/sec | 118.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 45.8 Mpixels/sec | 45.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 200.8 GOps/sec | 180.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 128.8 GOps/sec | 119.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 303M Primes/sec | 432M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 76.2M Strings/sec | 71.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 35.5 GBytes/sec | 33.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 691 MBytes/sec | 678.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3481 Frames/sec | 3330 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 56.4B Matrices/sec | 54.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.5 PPW | 15.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 186.4 PPW | 162.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 458 PPW | 452.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.51 PPW | 3.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-20 -> Rhynd | GeekBench | 2885 / 20105 |
| π 2026-04-23 -> Rhynd | Cinebench 2026 | 619 / 7559 |
| π 2026-04-20 (Rhynd) | Cinebench 2026 | 608 / 7101 |
| π 2025-09-11 (dsc) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1855 |
| π 2025-06-30 (Declan) | GeekBench | 2744 / 17850 |
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-20 (Alenaes) | Cinebench 2026 | 773 / 7971 |
| π 2026-06-04 (Alenaes) | Cinebench 2024 | 139 / 1841 |
| π 2026-06-04 (Alenaes) | Cinebench 2026 | 763 / 7580 |
| π 2026-05-01 (PLL) | Cinebench 2024 | 137 / 1853 |
| π 2026-04-03 (freziontechno) | Cinebench 2026 | 759 / 7584 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Ryzen 9 9900XGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 7, 2025 | June 3, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Strix Halo) | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8060S | Radeon Graphics |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) | - Intel Core i9 14900K |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (8th and 6th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 16 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-120 W (configurable) | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 162 W |
| Socket | FP11 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 95Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#16th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#14th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 8060S | Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Base Clock | 1295 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2900 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 128 |
| TMUs | 160 | 8 |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 40 | 2 |
| TGP | 55 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8000 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 official page | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 28 |
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