AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
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Winner: Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) (97/100)
Both devices are evenly matched with an overall score of 97/100.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | — | 93.0 Excellent |
| Performance | — | 100.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 36x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 12 |
| E-Threads | — | 12 |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Equivalent | -Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) | — |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Strix Halo) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8040S | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Model number | 380 | — |
| Released | January 7, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8000 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA, XDNA2- Performance: GMET, Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD AVIC, AMD-V, AMD-V RVI, AMD-V SVM, AMD-Vi, SLAT- Security: AMD Secure Processor, DASH, EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP, VBS, Windows Secured-Core | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 64 W |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.04 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 28 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 283.8 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 897.9 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 16 | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 1295 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 8040S | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 4096 |
| TGP | 55 W | — |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | — | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | — | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | — | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | — | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | — | 438.2 pages/sec |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 84.9M Strings/sec |
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