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AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs AI Max+ 395

63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
VS
82 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme with 8-cores against the 3.0 GHz AI Max+ 395 with 16-cores. 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 Extreme
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 5 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
  • Has 48 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 5.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3017 vs 2752 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 619
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7559
Cinebench Scores (#38th 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 1100 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 77.2 Klines/sec 202 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264 pages/sec 527.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 343.4 Mpixels/sec 586.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 278.8 pages/sec 339.2 pages/sec
Background blur 51.9 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Photo processing 121.5 images/sec 200 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.6 Mpixels/sec 45.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 81.5 GOps/sec 200.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 50.5 GOps/sec 128.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 84M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 30.2M Strings/sec 76.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec 35.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 279.3 MBytes/sec 691 MBytes/sec
Physics 1344 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 56.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 29 & 1115 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
198.02
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 +113%
421.19

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.6 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 338.7 PPW 186.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 679 PPW 458 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.66 PPW 3.51 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
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and AI Max+ 395

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released June 9, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Strix Point) Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Integrated GPU Radeon 890M Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (48th and 8th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 3 16
P-Threads 6 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 5 -
E-Threads 10 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 30x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-35 W (configurable) 45-120 W (configurable)
Socket FP8 FP11
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (79th and 16th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2900 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1024 2560
TMUs 64 160
ROPs 32 64
Execution Units 16 40
TGP 15 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen Z2 Extreme
5.9 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 +151%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Radeon 890M

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000		 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 256 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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Comments

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