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Intel Core i7 14650HX vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

60 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14650HX
VS
71 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
Intel Core i7 14650HX
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 14650HX with 16-cores against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 with 8-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 388 and 14650HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14650HX
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Around 166.4 GB/s (186%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2937 vs 2622 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14650HX
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Ryzen AI Max+ 388

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 614 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3655 -
Cinebench Scores (150th and 130th 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 1340 MB/sec 1350 MB/sec
Clang compilation 126.3 Klines/sec 120.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 397 pages/sec 305.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 450.8 Mpixels/sec 381.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 263.1 pages/sec 315.3 pages/sec
Background blur 53.3 images/sec 80.3 images/sec
Photo processing 131.9 images/sec 145.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.3 Mpixels/sec 24.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 94 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 116.5 GOps/sec 109.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 84.9 GOps/sec 72.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 151M Primes/sec 145M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 43M Strings/sec 43.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.9 GBytes/sec 20.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 398.2 MBytes/sec 400.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2198 Frames/sec 1843 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.1B Matrices/sec 32.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2045 & 8 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 18.4 PPW 20.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 277.8 PPW 277.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 608.6 PPW 608.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.99 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
Intel Core i7 14650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (Parsa)Cinebench 2026608 / 4949
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 -> AlteracGeekbench 6 CPU2666 / 15191
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (Nouse)Cinebench 2026614 / 3655
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (RAM)Cinebench 202474 / 1030
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-19 (Jonsson)Cinebench 2024115 / 1213
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14650HX and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 9, 2024 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number i7-14650HX 388
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 8060S
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX -
Intel CPU rating (#82nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#32nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 36x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 120 W
Socket BGA-1964 FP11
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (102nd and 45th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 256 2560
TMUs 16 160
ROPs 8 64
Execution Units 32 40
TGP 15 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14650HX
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 +1750%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14650HX official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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