Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen AI Max+ 388
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 outperforms M3 Pro 12-Core by a substantial 39% 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 | 425 | 694 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Power efficiency | 14.73 | 21.52 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Strix Halo (2025−2026) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2026 (less than a year ago) | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M3 Pro 12-Core: 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M3 Pro 12-Core 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.
| Socket | FP11 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M3 Pro 12-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 8060S ( - 2900 MHz) | Apple M3 Pro 18-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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.57 | 14.04 |
| Recency | 6 January 2026 | 30 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 has a 39% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 33% more threads.
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores, a 33% more advanced lithography process, and 104% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core in performance tests.
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