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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

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The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 is a powerful Strix Halo family processor that debuted in January 2025. The APU comes with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores running at up to 5.1 GHz, the 40 CU RDNA 3+ Radeon 8060S graphics adapter and the 50 TOPS XDNA 2 neural engine. Unlike its non-PRO sibling, the chip features AMD Secure Processor (an on-package ARM security co-processor), Windows Device Guard and AMD-Vi. Other noteworthy features include PCIe 4, USB 4 and LPDDR5x-8000 RAM support and a whole lot of L3 cache.

Architecture and Features

Unlike Strix Point, Strix Halo parts are powered by Zen 5 cores - no Zen 5c here. It's not clear if this is the desktop Zen 5 implementation with full AVX512 throughput or the mobile one. According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.

Elsewhere, the AI Max+ PRO chip supports RAM as fast as LPDDR5x-8000, and is natively compatible with USB 4 (and therefore Thunderbolt). It has PCIe 4.0 support for a throughput of 1.9 GB/s per lane, just like its 8000 series predecessors had. The integrated XDNA 2 NPU delivers up to 50 INT8 TOPS for accelerating various AI workloads.

Performance

From leaks, we know that the Ryzen delivers around 20,700 Geekbench 6.3 Multi points, meaning it trades blow with very powerful desktop CPUs like the Ryzen 9 9900X.

Graphics

The Radeon 8060S is the most powerful iGPU that AMD has on offer, as of Jan 2025. It features 40 RDNA 3+ architecture CUs (2560 unified shaders) that could see it outcompeting lower mid-range desktop graphics cards like the GeForce RTX 4050. This GPU will undoubtedly run any game at 1080p on Ultra, however, the ultimate question is whether or not the cooling solution of the laptop will be powerful enough to let the iGPU shine.

Naturally, the Radeon is capable of driving four SUHD 4320p60 monitors. It can also efficiently encode and decode the most popular video codecs including AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips.

Power consumption

The AI Max+ PRO 395 can eat up to 120 W depending on the system and its TDP power targets, with 45 W named as the minimum TDP.

The 4 nm TSMC process that the CPU cores are built with make for decent, as of Jan 2025, energy efficiency.

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

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The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is a mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.4 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU has access to 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts.

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 (dual channel, ECC optional). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is a small Intel Graphics graphics card with four Xe cores running at 300 - 1900 MHz.

Performance - High End

The performance of the Ultra 9 275HX is only slightly behind the top model, the Core Ultra 9 285HX, due to the 100 MHz lower boost clock of the P-cores Core Ultra 9 285HX and therefore also remains below the similar Desktop Core Ultra 9 285K (higher clocked with up to 5.7 GHz and more TDP with 125 watts). Due to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should perform just behind or at the level of the Raptor Lake Core i9-14900HX (8 + 16 cores, max 5.8 / 4.1 GHz). This makes the CPU ideal for very demanding tasks such as high-end gaming and content creation.

Production - TSMC and Foveros

The Arrow Lake-HX chips are based on the desktop Arrow Lake-S chips and are composed of several chiplets. The CPU part is manufactured at TSMC in the modern N3B (3nm) process, the GPU also comes from TSMC in the N5P process. The SoC and I/O tile are manufactured in the TSMC N6 process. The base tile is manufactured by Intel in the 22nm process and carries the individual chiplets thanks to Fovero's 3D packaging.

ModelAMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
CodenameStrix Halo PROArrow Lake-HX
SeriesAMD Strix HaloIntel Arrow Lake
Series: Arrow Lake Arrow Lake-HX
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 « 3 - 5.1 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 compare3.2 - 5 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 385 compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 380 compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus compare2.1 - 5.6 GHz24 / 24 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX compare2.1 - 5.5 GHz24 / 24 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX « 2.1 - 5.4 GHz24 / 24 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX compare2.3 - 5.3 GHz20 / 20 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX compare2.3 - 5.2 GHz20 / 20 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX compare2.6 - 5.1 GHz14 / 14 cores26 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX compare2.6 - 5.1 GHz14 / 14 cores26 MB L3
Clock3000 - 5100 MHz2100 - 5400 MHz
L2 Cache16 MB40 MB
L3 Cache64 MB36 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 5
24 / 24
8 x 5.4 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-Core
16 x 4.6 GHz Intel Skymont E-Core
TDP55 Watt55 Watt
Technology4 nm3 nm
SocketFP11
FeaturesLPDDR5x-8000 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
iGPUAMD Radeon 8060S ( - 2900 MHz)Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Meteor / Arrow Lake) (300 - 1900 MHz)
NPU / AI50 TOPS INT813 TOPS INT8
Chip AI126 TOPS INT836 TOPS INT8
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.intel.com
TDP Turbo PL2160 Watt

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
45.4 pt (76%)
Restrict / Search: Model: Max. age: years
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 9 275HX
48.5 pt (81%)
Restrict / Search: Model: Max. age: years
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 112.2     avg: 112.6     median: 112.6 (56%)     max: 113 Points
min: 123.1     avg: 133.9     median: 134.4 (67%)     max: 138.2 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1643     avg: 1691     median: 1690.5 (31%)     max: 1738 Points
min: 1547     avg: 1999     median: 2004.5 (37%)     max: 2288 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 30706     avg: 35061     median: 35061 (33%)     max: 39416 Points
min: 30712     avg: 35766     median: 35589 (33%)     max: 40970 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2003     avg: 2013     median: 2012.5 (82%)     max: 2022 Points
min: 2009     avg: 2194     median: 2204 (90%)     max: 2267 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 783     avg: 787     median: 787 (86%)     max: 791 Points
min: 774     avg: 846     median: 853.5 (93%)     max: 870 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 11816     avg: 13429     median: 13428.5 (33%)     max: 15041 Points
min: 12026     avg: 14014     median: 14068 (34%)     max: 16108 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4784     avg: 5247     median: 5247 (33%)     max: 5710 Points
min: 4737     avg: 5554     median: 5619.5 (35%)     max: 6271 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 305     avg: 306     median: 306 (85%)     max: 307 Points
min: 306     avg: 331.3     median: 334 (93%)     max: 343 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
62.9 Points (81%)
67.9 Points (88%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.6 Points (86%)
4 Points (95%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8580 Points (52%)
12237 Points (74%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
60278 Points (44%)
94497 Points (68%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
108876 Points (70%)
88529 Points (57%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
15953 Points (19%)
14731 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
31.8 s (0%)
45.1 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.7 s (1%)
2.4 s (0%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4649 Points (7%)
10119 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 109760     avg: 117149     median: 117148 (67%)     max: 124537 MIPS
min: 98236     avg: 112624     median: 111212 (64%)     max: 124155 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5613     avg: 5998     median: 5998 (71%)     max: 6383 MIPS
min: 6026     avg: 6714     median: 6751 (80%)     max: 7149 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
182.8 fps (5%)
259 fps (7%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
316 fps (8%)
395.5 fps (10%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 30.4     avg: 31.7     median: 31.7 (56%)     max: 33 fps
min: 30.7     avg: 37.7     median: 37.3 (66%)     max: 43.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.6 GB/s (47%)
2.2 GB/s (65%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.5 GB/s (43%)
3.9 GB/s (67%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
15.6 GB/s (41%)
13.7 GB/s (36%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 132     avg: 145.5     median: 145.5 (2%)     max: 159 Seconds
min: 134     avg: 155.3     median: 154.5 (2%)     max: 190 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 90     avg: 96     median: 96 (1%)     max: 102 Seconds
min: 82     avg: 95.8     median: 95 (1%)     max: 116 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4027     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4127 sec
min: 0.3943     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4568 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16509 Points (28%)
min: 20771     avg: 21014     median: 20860 (35%)     max: 21412 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.2 s (2%)
7.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
23.9 s (1%)
15.4 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
89313 Points (69%)
min: 118679     avg: 122525     median: 122974 (94%)     max: 125471 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 21268     avg: 23295     median: 23295 (57%)     max: 25322 Points
min: 21109     avg: 26268     median: 26405 (65%)     max: 29050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 104288     avg: 109602     median: 109523 (89%)     max: 115412 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
77244 Points (63%)
min: 107788     avg: 110909     median: 109856 (89%)     max: 116134 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
79672 Points (64%)
min: 111394     avg: 114497     median: 113780 (91%)     max: 119034 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 20971     avg: 21827     median: 21826.5 (55%)     max: 22682 Points
min: 22080     avg: 25895     median: 25801.5 (65%)     max: 29274 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 29555     avg: 31057     median: 31057 (55%)     max: 32559 Points
min: 37357     avg: 46952     median: 47701 (85%)     max: 53870 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9596     avg: 9831     median: 9831 (41%)     max: 10066 Points
min: 13313     avg: 16045     median: 16255 (69%)     max: 17607 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 2756     avg: 2824     median: 2823.5 (65%)     max: 2891 Points
min: 2843     avg: 3039     median: 3060 (71%)     max: 3160 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 16503     avg: 16679     median: 16679 (57%)     max: 16855 Points
min: 16033     avg: 19359     median: 19381.5 (66%)     max: 21668 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2691     avg: 2796     median: 2796 (89%)     max: 2901 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 17227     avg: 18101     median: 18101 (74%)     max: 18975 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2071     avg: 2141     median: 2141 (72%)     max: 2211 Points
min: 2033     avg: 2201     median: 2217 (75%)     max: 2292 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16565     avg: 17408     median: 17408 (31%)     max: 18251 Points
min: 19105     avg: 22828     median: 22612 (41%)     max: 25855 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2072 Points (9%)
min: 2058     avg: 2118     median: 2117.5 (9%)     max: 2177 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
16377 Points (52%)
min: 21162     avg: 22375     median: 22374.5 (71%)     max: 23587 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8865 Points (89%)
min: 8615     avg: 8894     median: 8894 (89%)     max: 9173 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
65863 Points (65%)
min: 80186     avg: 84364     median: 84363.5 (83%)     max: 88541 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 428     avg: 430.5     median: 430.5 (1%)     max: 433 ms
min: 402     avg: 415     median: 412 (0%)     max: 432 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 123370     avg: 127350     median: 127952 (84%)     max: 130140 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 225     avg: 250     median: 250 (62%)     max: 275 Points
min: 285     avg: 323.4     median: 327.5 (81%)     max: 341 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 275     avg: 304.5     median: 304.5 (51%)     max: 334 Points
min: 306     avg: 349.6     median: 346 (58%)     max: 532 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1892     avg: 1909     median: 1909 (67%)     max: 1926 Points
min: 1857     avg: 2160     median: 2174 (76%)     max: 2339 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 116.5     avg: 151.8     median: 151.8 (26%)     max: 187.1 Watt
min: 93.9     avg: 190.1     median: 188.2 (32%)     max: 270 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 115.3     avg: 170.7     median: 170.7 (31%)     max: 226 Watt
min: 153.1     avg: 214.5     median: 221 (40%)     max: 259 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 7.45     avg: 8.5     median: 8.5 (6%)     max: 9.5 Watt
min: 10     avg: 29.3     median: 26.7 (18%)     max: 79.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
7.2 Watt (5%)
min: 10.1     avg: 21.8     median: 20.5 (15%)     max: 38.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
25.3 Points per Watt (19%)
min: 20.4     avg: 26.8     median: 25.3 (19%)     max: 36.3 Points per Watt
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Average Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 → 100% n=50

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX → 120% n=50

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