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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

98 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
VS
82 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 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 GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • Around 358.4 GB/s (140%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 44% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 3017 points
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
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) 8487 7559
Cinebench Scores (5th 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 2990 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 202 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 527.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 586.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 339.2 pages/sec
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 200 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 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 132.6 GOps/sec 200.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 128.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 76.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 35.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 691 MBytes/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 56.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 125 & 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 24.6 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302 PPW 186.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.7 PPW 458 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.76 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 M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverGeekbench 6 CPU4365 / 30166
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverCinebench 2026734 / 9428
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-20 -> RhyndGeekbench 6 CPU2885 / 20105
📘 2026-04-23 -> RhyndCinebench 2026619 / 7559
📘 2026-04-20 (Rhynd)Cinebench 2026608 / 7101
📘 2025-09-11 (dsc)Cinebench 2024115 / 1855
📘 2025-06-30 (Declan)Geekbench 6 CPU2744 / 17850
Add View all (9)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released March 3, 2026 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number T6051 -
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 16
P-Threads 18 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 16
Total Threads 18 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 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

Transistors 28 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 100 W 45-120 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP11
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² -
Laptop processors ranking (2nd and 16th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock - 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2560
TMUs 320 160
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 40
TGP - 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (40-сore GPU) +12%
16.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 395
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614.4 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
22 (61.1%)
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Total votes: 36

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Comments

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