Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Xeon D-1718T
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max 385 outperforms Xeon D-1718T by an impressive 91% 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 | 1186 | 740 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 12.55 | 20.02 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2022 (3 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1718T 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1718T 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA2227 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1718T and Ryzen AI Max 385. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | 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 |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1718T and Ryzen AI Max 385 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1718T 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 Xeon D-1718T and Ryzen AI Max 385. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1718T and Ryzen AI Max 385.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 24 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
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 | 6.03 | 11.50 |
| Recency | 1 January 2022 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon D-1718T has 19.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI Max 385, on the other hand, has a 90.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon D-1718T in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-1718T is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI Max 385 is a notebook one.
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