AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 8 cores 3.6GHz and Apple M4 Pro 12 Core with 12 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 8000)
Larger memory bandwidth (273GB/s vs 256GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (38W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2150
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
2171
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+55%
28876
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
18574
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2892
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+33%
3863
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
17206
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+19%
20492
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
133
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
+27%
170
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
+19%
1688
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core
1418
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Core Architecture
Apple M4
FP11
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon 8050S
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Generation
-
Package
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
38 W
120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
0
Efficiency Cores
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
36
Multiplier
45
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8000
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
-
256 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2048
Shader Units
2048
128
Texture Units
128
64
Raster Operation Units
64
32
Execution Units
256
45-120
Power Consumption
26
Max Resolution
-
11.5 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
AMD Ryzen™ AI
NPU
-
55 TOPS
Theoretical performance
-
