CES 2025 is only a few weeks away, and a series of leaks have given us an idea of what to expect from chipmakers. Already today, Nvidia and Intel have revealed their plans; in AMD's case, the regular version of its Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 (codenamed Strix Halo) appears to have appeared on Geekbench.

This new APU will likely be included in an update to the Asus ROG Flow Z13 gaming hybrid, which should sweeten the deal. According to a retail listing (h/t VideoCardz), the new ROG Flow will come powered by AMD's Strix Halo. The original was unveiled at CES 2022, so an appearance at next month's show makes sense.

The Pro version of Strix Halo appeared on benchmark sites a few months ago, but this is the first look at how the CPU and GPU perform with the regular version. Note: These will be AMD's top-of-the-line processors for laptops and desktops in 2025.

The AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 395's single-core score is said to be 2,894 on Geekbench, which may not be very impressive; as Notebookcheck.net points out, this is just a fraction of last year's Intel Raptor Lake Core i9 CPUs, which are behind. However, the multi-core performance tells a different story altogether.

The Strix Halo APU reportedly has a multicore score of 20,708. Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is a huge improvement over Intel's x86 chips. It does not match the overwhelming power offered by Apple's M4 Pro (two fewer CPU cores and ARM architecture). In our tests, we benchmarked the multi-core performance of Apple's chip within the MacBook Pro 16-inch as 22,822. However, what AMD offers is still a huge chip that will come to the forefront when discussing graphical gaming performance.

The Ryzen AI Max Plus 395, like the Pro version, features six cores based on the Zen 5 microarchitecture with integrated Radeon 8060S graphics. In short, it is capable of RTX 4069-level gaming and could even compete with mid-range laptops with RTX 4070 GPUs. Not to mention the power efficiency gains.

Here comes the Asus ROG Flow Z13, which looks like a combination of a Microsoft Surface tablet and a gaming laptop. The form factor will probably remain the same, but it will be a 13-inch gaming-focused tablet with a kickstand and detachable keyboard.

It may not match the power of the iPad Pro M4, but gamers will find much more to love in Asus' offering once it is officially unveiled at CES 2025 next month (or whenever).