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Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
VS
82 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 386H 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

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 386H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 46 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Around 102.4 GB/s (67%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 386H
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 619
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4687 7559
Cinebench Scores (104th 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 1420 MB/sec 2050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 118.2 Klines/sec 202 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 426.1 pages/sec 527.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 483.8 Mpixels/sec 586.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 286.3 pages/sec 339.2 pages/sec
Background blur 65.7 images/sec 72.8 images/sec
Photo processing 157.6 images/sec 200 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.3 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 87.7 GOps/sec 200.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 109.4 GOps/sec 128.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 347M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 43.6M Strings/sec 76.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27.8 GBytes/sec 35.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 365.2 MBytes/sec 691 MBytes/sec
Physics 3086 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.2B Matrices/sec 56.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 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 49.6 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 668.2 PPW 186.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1446.8 PPW 458 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.76 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
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
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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 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 5, 2026 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 386H -
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 16
P-Threads 4 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 30x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 45-120 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket FCBGA2540 FP11
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (55th and 16th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 512 2560
TMUs 32 160
ROPs 16 64
Execution Units 4 40
TGP 25 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 386H
2.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 +469%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600
- DDR5-7200		 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 386H official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

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