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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
75.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
72Single-core58.1
84.2Multi-core38.7
42.2Efficiencyspec-based80
99.7iGPU—
79.9Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 3950 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 wins this laptop processor face-off, 75.7 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+46) and single-core (+14). Apple M2 (8-core) 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 Max+ 395

  • Stronger single-core score: 72 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 84 vs 39
  • 433% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 24 GB
  • 325% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,000 vs 8,700
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP120 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+46%3.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 8060S (40 CU)Apple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8000 (256-bit, on-package)LPDDR5-6400
Max memory128 GB+433%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)3,000+15%Top 16%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)21,800+124%Top 5%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,080+32%Top 13%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,000+325%Top 4%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark54,913+251%Top 5%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)10,860Top 1%—

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