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Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
VS
71 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 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 358H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
  • 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+ 388
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 7.7 TFLOPS
  • 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 128 GB LPDDR5X-8000 RAM
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra X7 358H
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 388

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4689 -
Cinebench Scores (126th 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 1210 MB/sec 1350 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 120.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 305.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 381.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 315.3 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 80.3 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 145.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 24.2 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 82.8 GOps/sec 109.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 103.3 GOps/sec 72.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 336M Primes/sec 145M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.2M Strings/sec 43.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.9 GBytes/sec 20.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.3 MBytes/sec 400.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 3011 Frames/sec 1843 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 32.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 334 & 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 44.6 PPW 20.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 682.5 PPW 277.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1346.9 PPW 608.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 11.27 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 X7 358H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxGeekbench 6 CPU2910 / 17150
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 2024126 / 1182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 20260 / 4753
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 358H 388
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Radeon 8060S
Intel CPU rating (#38th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#32nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 36x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (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 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (46th and 45th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1536 2560
TMUs 48 160
ROPs 24 64
Execution Units 12 40
TGP 30 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 358H
7.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 +92%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 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 X7 358H official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 16

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Comments

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