Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs EPYC 7H12
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Ryzen AI Max+ 395 by a considerable 42% 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 | 59 | 159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.85 | 53.15 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 18 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 8060S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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 | 43.41 | 30.52 |
| Recency | 18 September 2019 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 16 |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 55 Watt |
EPYC 7H12 has a 42.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen AI Max+ 395, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 409.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a notebook one.
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