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Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

93 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
VS
82 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 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 (6)

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 (16-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
  • Around 290 GB/s (113%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3986 vs 3017 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Max (16-Core)
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) 6324 7559
Cinebench Scores (23rd and 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 2680 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 219.7 Klines/sec 202 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 699.3 pages/sec 527.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 771.1 Mpixels/sec 586.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 381.1 pages/sec 339.2 pages/sec
Background blur 92.2 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Photo processing 236.2 images/sec 200 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.1 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 98.9 GOps/sec 200.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 101.4 GOps/sec 128.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 627M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.5M Strings/sec 76.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27 GBytes/sec 35.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.9 MBytes/sec 691 MBytes/sec
Physics 6614 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.3B Matrices/sec 56.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 566 & 1115 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.2 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 374.1 PPW 186.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 627.2 PPW 458 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.79 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
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-20 (Rahul)Cinebench 2024177 / 1954
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-10 (thomas)Geekbench 6 CPU4094 / 26275
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-02 (BigJake)Cinebench 2024178 / 2001
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-17 (MM)Cinebench 2024173 / 1928
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-12 (Jason C)Cinebench 2024177 / 2004
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2024 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number T6041 -
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 16
P-Threads 12 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 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

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 70 W 45-120 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP11
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 16th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2560
TMUs 320 160
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 40
TGP 50 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Max (16-Core) +9%
16.2 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 546 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

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

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 150

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or Apple M4 Max (16-Core)?
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Samsung crap August 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
m4 max has equally as powerful igpu, but due to macOS lack of gaming support, Ryzen comes as winner in real world performance, but no doubt for mac, and that kind of performance with that kind of efficiency is just crazy good
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Samsung trash February 25, 2026 at 02:52 PM
Yeah for creator workloads many shifted to Mac just because of Windows bs updates lol
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ComputerNerd April 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Gamers should pick AMD in this battel the iGPU is blowout victory. However, photographers should pick the M4 Max. Far better single core performance and encoders for those needs.
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Jonathan March 11, 2025 at 01:44 PM
amd just blows it out of the water with it's integrated graphics, it easily takes the win here
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Samsung trash February 25, 2026 at 02:53 PM
I think bro didn't see it clearly, M4 Max's iGPU is the most powerful in any CPU on the planet
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HK13 February 18, 2025 at 09:38 AM
I Raise with Ryzen. AMD Forever
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