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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
75.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
62.7Inno Score
72Single-core70.5
84.2Multi-core52.2
42.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
99.7iGPU—
79.9Platformspec-based43.4
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 3952 spec wins — Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 wins this laptop processor face-off, 75.7 to 62.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+32) and single-core (+2). Apple M3 Pro (12-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 multi-core score: 84 vs 52
  • 256% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 36 GB
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12
  • 150% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 37,000 vs 14,800

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Announced20252023
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP120 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads32+167%12
Base clock3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+26%4.1 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 8060S (40 CU)Apple 18-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8000 (256-bit, on-package)LPDDR5-6400
Max memory128 GB+256%36 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)3,000Top 20%3,100+3%Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)21,800+42%Top 6%15,300Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,080+8%Top 14%1,930Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (multi)37,000+150%Top 4%14,800Top 34%
PassMark54,913+128%Top 6%24,069Top 38%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)10,860Top 2%—

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