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Apple - M5 vs AMD - Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+

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M5APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
M5
46.0/ 100D
Cores47· 40%
Benchmarks45· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+AMDRENDER
Probe B
AMD
Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+
54.3/ 100D
Cores54· 40%
Benchmarks54· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Quick verdict

Between the M5 and Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+, the M5 comes out ahead in tdp, while the Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ wins on l3 cache and cinebench r23 (multi). Overall, the M5 scores 46 and the Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ scores 54.3 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 8.3 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the M5 if you care most about tdp. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp.

Pick the Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are l3 cache, cinebench r23 (multi), cores, among others.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - M5 wins

  • ▲TDP — 33.00 W less. 22 vs 55.

Why AMD - Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+ wins

  • ▲L3 cache — 220.00% more. 64 MB vs 20 MB.
  • ▲Cinebench R23 (multi) — 76.28% more. 27500 vs 15600.
  • ▲Cores — 60.00% more. 16 vs 10.
  • ▲Boost clock — 10.87% more. 5.1 GHz vs 4.6 GHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Cores

SpecApple - M5AMD - Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+
Coresⓘ1016lead
Threadsⓘ1032lead
Base clockⓘ0 GHz3.0 GHzlead
Boost clockⓘ4.6 GHz5.1 GHzlead
L3 cacheⓘ20 MB64 MBlead

Platform

SpecApple - M5AMD - Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+
SocketⓘSolderedFP11
TDPⓘ22 Wlead55 W
Integrated graphicsⓘtruetrue
DDR5ⓘtruetrue

Benchmarks

SpecApple - M5AMD - Ryzen AI 9 HX 395+
Cinebench R23 (multi)ⓘ1560027500lead
Cinebench R23 (single)ⓘ2150lead2050
Drill down

Spec-level deep dives

Cores→Threads→Base clock→Boost clock→L3 cache→Socket→TDP→Integrated graphics→DDR5→Cinebench R23 (multi)→Cinebench R23 (single)→
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