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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Ryzen 9 9950X

82 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
VS
89 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

We compared two 16-core CPUs: the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (laptop) against the 4.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9950X (desktop). 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

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Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X and 395
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
  • Around 166.4 GB/s (186%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Newer - released 7 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3418 vs 3017 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
vs
Ryzen 9 9950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 619 724
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7559 7630
Cinebench Scores (38th and 10th 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)
File compression 2050 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 202 Klines/sec 226 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 527.3 pages/sec 391.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 586.3 Mpixels/sec 586.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 339.2 pages/sec 351.6 pages/sec
Background blur 72.8 images/sec 84.3 images/sec
Photo processing 200 images/sec 144.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 45.8 Mpixels/sec 55.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
54965
Ryzen 9 9950X +20%
65714
Integer math 200.8 GOps/sec 241.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 128.8 GOps/sec 158.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 303M Primes/sec 343M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 76.2M Strings/sec 93.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 35.5 GBytes/sec 44.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 691 MBytes/sec 891.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 3481 Frames/sec 3254 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 56.4B Matrices/sec 71.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1115 & 6583 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
421.19
Ryzen 9 9950X +42%
598.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.5 PPW 13.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 186.4 PPW 128 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 458 PPW 386.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.51 PPW 3.52 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
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 -> RhyndGeekbench 6 CPU2885 / 20105
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 -> RhyndCinebench 2026619 / 7559
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (Rhynd)Cinebench 2026608 / 7101
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-11 (dsc)Cinebench 2024115 / 1855
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 (Declan)Geekbench 6 CPU2744 / 17850
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (greenmonalisa)Cinebench 2024136 / 2307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Malanore)Cinebench 2026724 / 7630
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 -> TukiGeekbench 6 CPU3607 / 23374
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (jimmygeneris)Cinebench 2024136 / 2114
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Capt Jack Swallows)Cinebench 2024136 / 2162
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Ryzen 9 9950X

General

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)
Model number - 9950X
Integrated GPU Radeon 8060S Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) - Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (8th and 3rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 43x
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) 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 230 W
Socket FP11 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#6th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 8060S Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock 1295 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2900 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 2560 -
TMUs 160 -
ROPs 64 -
Execution Units 40 -
TGP 55 W -
iGPU FLOPS
See: Radeon 8060S benchmarks

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 9950X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 28

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Comments

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