AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8060S
Graphics
Generation
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Series
Ryzen AI Max 300 Series
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Processor Number
-
235HX

Package

Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
Custom
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
45-120 W
45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Foundry
-
Intel
Package
-
FC-LGA18V

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.0 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
16
14
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36
29
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
24 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.5 GHz
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8000
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2900 MHz
1800 MHz
Shader Units
2560
-
Texture Units
160
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Execution Units
40
48
Power Consumption
45-120
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AI Accelerator

NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
50 TOPS
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Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
24

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
-
2,005
Cinebench R23
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19,857
Geekbench 6
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3,069
Geekbench 6
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12,142