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AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

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62.1Inno Score
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WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
62.4Inno Score
66.7Single-core61.5
70Multi-core61.7
40Efficiencyspec-based42.2
32iGPU96.7
78Platformspec-based62.7
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX scores 62.1 against 62.4 for AMD Ryzen AI Max 385. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 edges ahead in iGPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 62
  • Stronger multi-core score: 70 vs 62
  • 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 8
  • 100% higher threads: 32 vs 16

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

  • Stronger iGPU score: 97 vs 32
  • 1745% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 9,502 vs 515
  • 60% higher Max TDP: 120 W vs 75 W
  • 50% higher Base clock: 3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Announced20252025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
Base TDP55 W55 W
Max TDP75 W120 W+60%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+100%8
Efficiency cores00
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.4 GHz3.6 GHz+50%
Boost clock5.3 GHz+6%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+100%32 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen AI Max 385
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon 8050S (32 CU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-8000 (256-bit)
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Geekbench 6 (single)2,814Top 28%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)15,120Top 21%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,911Top 32%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)30,804Top 6%—
PassMark49,369+46%Top 6%33,726Top 20%
PassMark (single thread)3,866Top 34%4,072+5%Top 19%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%9,502+1745%Top 3%

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