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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 vs Apple M3 Max

	CPU AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388	CPU Apple M3 Max
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2026	Oct 2023
Manufacturer	Amd	Apple
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64	ARMv8
Core Architecture	Zen 5 (Strix Halo)	Apple M3
Integrated Graphics	Radeon 8060S	Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Generation	Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Series	Ryzen AI Max 300 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process	4 nm	3 nm
Socket	Custom	Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption	45-120 W	56 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	120 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Transistor Count		92 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	8	12
Performance Core Threads	16	12
Performance Core Base Frequency	3.6 GHz	4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	5.0 GHz	4.05 GHz
Total Core Count	8	16
Total Thread Count	16	16
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	36	40
L1 Cache	80 K per core	192 K per core
L2 Cache	1 MB per core	32 MB shared
L3 Cache	32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Efficiency Cores		4
Efficiency Core Threads		4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency		2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency		2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	LPDDR5X-8000	LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size	128 GB	128 GB
Max Memory Channels	4	8
Max Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	Yes	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	2900 MHz	1600 MHz
Shader Units	2560	5120
Texture Units	160	320
Raster Operation Units	64	160
Execution Units	40	640
Power Consumption	45-120	60
GPU Base Frequency		500 MHz
AI Accelerator
NPU	AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance	50 TOPS
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	4.0	4.0
PCIe Lanes	16