Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 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.

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 395 and 285H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 4.8 TFLOPS
  • Has 40 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports quad-channel memory

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 506 619
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4879 7559
Cinebench Scores (123rd and 38th place)

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 1510 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 129.7 Klines/sec 202 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 425.7 pages/sec 527.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 522.7 Mpixels/sec 586.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.2 pages/sec 339.2 pages/sec
Background blur 73.9 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Photo processing 159.5 images/sec 200 images/sec
Ray tracing 26.8 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 86 GOps/sec 200.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 109.3 GOps/sec 128.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 330M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 41M Strings/sec 76.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.2 GBytes/sec 35.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 336.1 MBytes/sec 691 MBytes/sec
Physics 2512 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.8B Matrices/sec 56.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2125 & 1115 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
421.19

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.9 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 381.6 PPW 186.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 759.8 PPW 458 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.56 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
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Geekbench 6 CPU2756 / 16837
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Cinebench 2024122 / 1126
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (Adi)Cinebench 2024114 / 804
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-19 (JacoIsHere)Geekbench 6 CPU2868 / 14847
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-07 (Himmanshu Chowdhury)Cinebench 2024117 / 1122
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

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 6, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 285H -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#46th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 16
P-Threads 6 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 -
E-Threads 10 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x 30x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 45-120 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W -
Socket FCBGA-2049 FP11
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (58th and 16th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1024 2560
TMUs 64 160
ROPs 32 64
Execution Units 8 40
TGP 35 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.8 TFLOPS
14.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 256 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285H official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 16

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