In today’s launch-day review of the Framework Desktop with AMD Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” were a number of benchmarks comparing the mini/SFF PC to Framework Laptops, the Strix Halo powered HP ZBook Ultra G1a laptops, and similar devices. With this being a desktop after all, for those wondering how the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 compares in a desktop form factor to the 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X series processors, this article has all those benchmark numbers.
For those wondering how the 16-core AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in the Framework Desktop can compete with traditional socketed desktop processors, this article has benchmarks up against the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9950X3D processors for reference.
All of these Linux benchmarks were carried out under Ubuntu 25.04 with the Linux 6.14 kernel and other default packages. The integrated graphics performance was also compared for those wondering about how the capabilities compare there and the viability of this mini Framework Desktop computer working out as a full-blown desktop replacement.
In addition to looking at the raw performance, the CPU power consumption and power efficiency were also compared between these AMD processors. For those wondering how the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 stands up against Intel Arrow Lake with the Core Ultra 9 285K flagship, those numbers will be in a separate article coming on Phoronix next week.
