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AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Apple M4 Max (16-core)

AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
64.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M4 Max (16-core)
81.1Inno Score
66.7Single-core86.9
54.4Multi-core80.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
72.6iGPU—
67.9Platformspec-based60
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 3658 spec wins — Apple M4 Max (16-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 81.1 to 64.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+26) and single-core (+20). AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365

  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 50% higher Efficiency cores: 6 vs 4
  • 25% higher threads: 20 vs 16
  • 11% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M4 Max (16-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 87 vs 67
  • Stronger multi-core score: 81 vs 54
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 91% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 26,300 vs 13,800
  • 60% higher cores: 16 vs 10

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Announced20242024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Cores1016+60%
Performance cores412+200%
Efficiency cores6+50%4
Threads20+25%16
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+11%4.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M4 Max (16-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 880MApple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,790Top 32%4,020+44%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,800Top 33%26,300+91%Top 4%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,930Top 27%2,230+16%Top 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)18,200Top 23%28,100+54%Top 10%
PassMark30,336Top 22%43,917+45%Top 11%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,200Top 16%—

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