AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Intel Core i7-14701TE Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a clear functional split between these two 8-core, 16-thread processors. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 wins 11 of the 17 recorded head-to-head tests, while the Intel Core i7-14701TE wins 6. The AMD part’s victories are decisive in most cases, often by double-digit margins. The Intel part’s wins, however, are consistent across the entire Cinebench suite, where it leads by approximately 8% in every recorded test.

The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is the stronger choice for compute-heavy workloads that stress the processor’s execution units, such as integer math, floating-point math, data compression, encryption, and extended instruction set performance. Its PassMark single-thread score of 4060 versus 2637 for the Intel part indicates a substantial advantage in lightly threaded tasks. The Intel Core i7-14701TE, by contrast, delivers higher scores in rendering-oriented benchmarks like Cinebench R15, R20, and R23, both single-core and multi-core, suggesting an advantage in applications that follow those rendering patterns.

The overall database ranking reflects this split. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 sits at the 88th percentile among all CPUs, while the Intel Core i7-14701TE sits at the 78th percentile. The average benchmark score for the AMD part is 44309, compared to 26013 for the Intel part. The AMD processor’s nearest rivals by average score include the Intel Core i9-13950HX at 44342 and the Intel Core i5-13600 at 44240, placing it in the company of high-end desktop and mobile HX parts. The Intel Core i7-14701TE’s nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 at 25981 and the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS at 26106, a lower performance tier.

Architecture Differences

The two processors come from different design philosophies and manufacturing processes. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 uses the Zen 5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, with the codename Strix Halo. Its die size is listed as 2x 70.6 mm². The Intel Core i7-14701TE uses the Raptor Lake architecture, specifically Raptor Lake-R on Intel’s 10 nm process, with a die size of 257 mm².

Both parts have 8 cores and 16 threads, and both share 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The L2 cache differs: the AMD part has 1 MB per core, while the Intel part has 2 MB per core. L3 cache is similar, with the AMD part offering 32 MB shared and the Intel part offering 33 MB shared.

Clock speeds and power targets diverge significantly. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a TDP of 55 watts. The Intel Core i7-14701TE has a lower base clock of 2.10 GHz but a higher boost clock of 5.20 GHz, with a TDP of 45 watts. The Intel part uses a lower power envelope despite the higher boost clock.

Memory and platform support also differ. The AMD part uses LPDDR5X memory on a quad-channel bus with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Intel part supports both DDR4 and DDR5 on a dual-channel bus, with no memory bandwidth figure recorded in the database. Both support ECC memory. The AMD part uses AMD Socket FP11, a mobile platform, with PCIe Gen 4 and 16 lanes. The Intel part uses Intel Socket 1700, a desktop platform, with PCIe Gen 5 and 16 lanes.

Integrated graphics differ as well. The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 carries a Radeon 8050S, while the Intel Core i7-14701TE carries UHD Graphics 770. The AMD part was released on 2025-01-05, while the Intel part was released on 2024-06-30. Neither processor has an unlocked multiplier.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 dominates the PassMark suite. Its largest margin comes in extended instructions, where it scores 33873 against 14354, a 136% advantage. Data compression shows an 84.3% lead, with scores of 406505 and 220520. Random string sorting goes to the AMD part by 92.1%, with 43725 versus 22760. Integer math shows a 62.7% lead, 107046 versus 65792. Floating-point math goes 71105 versus 50219, a 41.6% margin. Data encryption shows 19926 versus 11699, a 70.3% lead. The PassMark multithread score goes 33705 versus 20042, a 68.2% margin. Even the more modest wins are clear: prime number finding goes 165 versus 143, a 15.4% margin, and physics goes 1889 versus 1860, a 1.6% margin.

The PassMark single-thread score is particularly telling. The AMD part scores 4060 against 2637, a 54% advantage. This indicates that the Zen 5 cores in the AMD part deliver substantially more single-thread performance in the PassMark workload than the Raptor Lake cores in the Intel part, despite the Intel part’s higher boost clock of 5.20 GHz versus 5.00 GHz.

The Intel Core i7-14701TE wins every Cinebench test by a nearly uniform margin. In Cinebench R15 multi-core, it scores 1716 against 1579, an 8% lead. In R15 single-core, it scores 242 against 222, an 8.3% lead. In R20 multi-core, 7154 against 6583, an 8% lead. In R20 single-core, 1010 against 929, an 8% lead. In R23 multi-core, 17035 against 15674, an 8% lead. In R23 single-core, 2405 against 2212, an 8% lead. The consistency of these margins suggests a systematic advantage in the Cinebench rendering workload, likely related to the Intel part’s higher boost clock and larger L2 cache.

The use-case split is therefore stark. Applications that resemble PassMark’s math, compression, and encryption workloads will see large advantages from the AMD part. Applications that resemble Cinebench’s rendering workload will see a smaller but consistent advantage from the Intel part. The AMD part’s average benchmark score of 44309 versus 26013 for the Intel part indicates that, across the full recorded benchmark set, the AMD processor is the stronger overall performer.

FAQ

Q: Which processor has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 has an average benchmark score of 44309, while the Intel Core i7-14701TE has an average score of 26013.

Q: How do the two processors compare in Cinebench R23 multi-core?

A: The Intel Core i7-14701TE scores 17035 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, which is 8% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385’s score of 15674.

Q: Which processor is better for data compression workloads?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 scores 406505 in PassMark data compression, an 84.3% advantage over the Intel Core i7-14701TE’s 220520.

Q: What are the cache configurations of these two processors?

A: Both have 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The AMD part has 1 MB of L2 per core and 32 MB of shared L3. The Intel part has 2 MB of L2 per core and 33 MB of shared L3.

Q: Do both processors support ECC memory?

A: Yes, both the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 and the Intel Core i7-14701TE support ECC memory.

Q: What are the TDP ratings for these processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 has a TDP of 55 watts. The Intel Core i7-14701TE has a TDP of 45 watts.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The largest single win in the head-to-head data belongs to the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 in PassMark extended instructions. The AMD part scores 33873, which is 136% higher than the Intel part’s 14354. This is the only test in the entire suite where the margin exceeds 100%. The result indicates that the AMD processor’s execution resources handle advanced instruction sets with far greater efficiency than the Intel part.

Data compression is the second-largest margin. The AMD part scores 406505 against 220520, an 84.3% lead. Random string sorting follows closely, with the AMD part at 43725 and the Intel part at 22760, a 92.1% margin. These two tests both involve memory access patterns and algorithmic throughput, where the AMD part’s quad-channel LPDDR5X memory with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth likely provides a significant advantage. The Intel part’s dual-channel memory subsystem has no recorded bandwidth figure, but the benchmark results show a clear deficit in these workloads.

Data encryption shows a 70.3% lead for the AMD part, 19926 versus 11699. PassMark multithread shows a 68.2% lead, 33705 versus 20042. Integer math shows a 62.7% lead, 107046 versus 65792. Floating-point math shows a 41.6% lead, 71105 versus 50219. The PassMark single-thread score shows a 54% lead, 4060 versus 2637, which is notable because single-thread performance is often considered a strong point for Intel’s higher boost clocks. The AMD part achieves its higher single-thread score despite a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, lower than the Intel part’s 5.20 GHz.

The smallest AMD win is in PassMark physics, where the margin is only 1.6%, 1889 versus 1860. Prime number finding shows a 15.4% margin, 165 versus 143. These smaller margins contrast with the larger wins in the memory-heavy and math-heavy tests, suggesting that the AMD part’s advantage is not uniform across all workload types.

The Intel Core i7-14701TE’s wins are confined to the Cinebench suite, and they are remarkably consistent. Every Cinebench test, whether single-core or multi-core, whether R15, R20, or R23, shows the Intel part leading by approximately 8%. The exact margins are 8% in R15 multi-core, 8.3% in R15 single-core, 8% in R20 multi-core, 8% in R20 single-core, 8% in R23 multi-core, and 8% in R23 single-core. The scores themselves range from 222 in R15 single-core to 17035 in R23 multi-core for the Intel part, and from 1579 in R15 multi-core to 15674 in R23 multi-core for the AMD part.

The consistency of the Cinebench margins, combined with the consistency of the PassMark margins, produces a clean narrative. The Intel part wins the rendering-style workloads by a modest but uniform margin. The AMD part wins the compute-style workloads by margins ranging from 1.6% to 136%. The overall average benchmark score favors the AMD part by a wide margin, and the percentile ranking confirms this: 88th percentile for the AMD part versus 78th for the Intel part. The data does not support a single universal winner. It supports a workload-dependent choice, with the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 delivering the higher overall performance and the Intel Core i7-14701TE delivering the higher Cinebench performance.