Apple M1 Max vs Ryzen AI Max+ 388
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 outperforms M1 Max by a considerable 43% 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 | 413 | 705 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 13.89 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Strix Halo (2025−2026) | no data |
| Release date | no data | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M1 Max 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 2.9 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 57000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M1 Max 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | W |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 18.11 | 12.66 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 has a 43% higher aggregate performance score, and 60% more threads.
Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Max in performance tests.
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