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Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max 485
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 386H with 16-cores against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max 485 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Please note that the tests on the Ryzen AI Max 485 are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.
  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 485 and 386H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 4 nanometers
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max 485
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • More powerful Radeon 8050S integrated graphics: 11.5 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 102.4 GB/s (67%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 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 485

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4687 -
Cinebench Scores (#104th 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 -
Clang compilation 118.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 426.1 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 483.8 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 286.3 pages/sec -
Background blur 65.7 images/sec -
Photo processing 157.6 images/sec -
Ray tracing 24.3 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1]

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 -
Floating point math 109.4 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 347M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 43.6M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 27.8 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 365.2 MBytes/sec -
Physics 3086 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 30.2B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 156 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 -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 668.2 PPW 307 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1446.8 PPW -
Blender / Watt 9.76 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and AMD Ryzen AI Max 485

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 5, 2026 September 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake -
Model number 386H 485
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics Radeon 8050S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 -
Intel CPU rating (#43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5 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 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 36x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 120 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FP11
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics Radeon 8050S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units 512 2048
TMUs 32 128
ROPs 16 64
Execution Units 4 32
TGP 25 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 386H
2.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max 485 +342%
11.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8050S compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600
- DDR5-7200		 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 386H official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

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