AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

[ VERDICT ] Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (73/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2:
  • + Higher Performance score (95 vs 82)
[ WINNER ]
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

97/100
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AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
AMD

AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

73/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Efficiency 76.0 Good 77.0 Good WINNER
Performance 95.0 Excellent WINNER 82.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 192MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Multiplier 43x 36x
P-Cores 16 8
P-Threads 32 16
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 32 16
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 10459 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 558 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Background blur 90.2 images/sec 80.4 images/sec
Clang compilation 240.9 Klines/sec 131.9 Klines/sec
File compression 2030 MB/sec 1560 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 460.9 pages/sec 336.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 570.9 Mpixels/sec 486.8 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 160.1 images/sec 145.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 56.9 Mpixels/sec 28.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 361 pages/sec 343.4 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon 8050S
Model number 9950X3D2 385
Released March 26, 2026 January 7, 2025
Type Desktop Laptop
Vendor Amd Amd
Intel Equivalent — -Intel Core Ultra 7 265H

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
ECC Support Yes No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 256 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-8000

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 official page
PCI Express Lanes 28 16
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
Technologies — - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, Precision Boost OD, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 270 W 120 W
Peak Temperature 95°C 100°C
Socket AM5 FP11
TDP (PL1) 200 W 45-55 W (configurable)

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Blender / Watt 3.74 PPW 5.48 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.6 PPW 23.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 135.6 PPW 303.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 363.9 PPW 612.8 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Execution Units 2 32
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon 8050S
ROPs 4 64
Shading Units 128 2048
TGP 15 W 55 W
TMUs 8 128

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Data compression — 406.5 MBytes/sec
Data encryption — 19.9 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions — 33.9B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers — 165M Primes/sec
Floating point math — 71.1 GOps/sec
Integer math — 107 GOps/sec
Physics — 1889 Frames/sec
Random string sorting — 43.7M Strings/sec

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