AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) (97/100)
Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 (76/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 77.0 Good | 98.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 83.0 Very Good | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 32x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 12 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 24 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 12 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 12 |
| E-Threads | — | 12 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 72.3 images/sec | 100.3 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 153.6 Klines/sec | 262.5 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1650 MB/sec | 2530 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 426.3 pages/sec | 738.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 483.3 Mpixels/sec | 744.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 191.8 images/sec | 250.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 32.4 Mpixels/sec | 46.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 307.1 pages/sec | 450.7 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Strix Halo) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8050S | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core Ultra X9 388H | — |
| Model number | 390 | — |
| Released | January 7, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 307 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 16 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8000 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 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
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 120 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Socket | FP11 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | — |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 487.1 MBytes/sec | 697.9 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 25.1 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 38.7B Matrices/sec | 33.3B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 316M Primes/sec | 486M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 90.6 GOps/sec | 186.8 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 146.5 GOps/sec | 132.7 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 2761 Frames/sec | 5687 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 53.1M Strings/sec | 85.6M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 6.22 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.7 PPW | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 344.6 PPW | — |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 758.9 PPW | — |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 | Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 32 | 320 |
| GPU Base Clock | 1295 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 8050S | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |
| TGP | 55 W | 28 W |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
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