Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Xeon E-2488

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	356	718
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	75.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	18.19	20.00
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	TSMC
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Strix Halo (2025)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$606	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2488 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	8	no data
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	257 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2488 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP11
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen AI Max 385. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen AI Max 385 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen AI Max 385 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen AI Max 385. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	LPDDR5X
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 8050S

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2488 and Ryzen AI Max 385.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.06	11.50
Recency	14 December 2023	6 January 2025
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

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