Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Ryzen AI Max+ 388
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX by a small 8% 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 | 420 | 466 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 14.68 | 2.98 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Strix Halo (2025−2026) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2026 (less than a year ago) | 2 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX: 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP11 | Socket TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 Quad-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 93.867 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 8060S ( - 2900 MHz) | - |
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 | 19.63 | 18.10 |
| Recency | 6 January 2026 | 2 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 250 Watt |
Ryzen AI Max+ 388 has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 355% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Be aware that Ryzen AI Max+ 388 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is a desktop one.
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