Ryzen AI Max 385 vs i5-13490F
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-13490F outperforms Ryzen AI Max 385 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 446 | 740 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 51.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 23.93 | 20.02 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 10 February 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $235 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 215 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1700 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13490F and Ryzen AI Max 385.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.25 | 11.50 |
| Recency | 10 February 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
i5-13490F has a 41.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores.
Ryzen AI Max 385, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-13490F is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-13490F is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI Max 385 is a notebook one.
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