Intel Core i3-N305 vs AMD A12-9720P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N305 and AMD A12-9720P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N305

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2146 vs 1306
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9790 vs 2638
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 1 June 2016
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2146 vs 1306
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 vs 2638

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N305
CPU 2: AMD A12-9720P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2146
1306
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9790
2638
Name Intel Core i3-N305 AMD A12-9720P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2146 1306
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 2638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 130.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6187
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6187

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N305 AMD A12-9720P

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Bristol Ridge
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 1 June 2016
Place in performance rating 1120 1301
Processor Number i3-N305
Series Intel Core i3 Processor N-series AMD Bristol Ridge
Vertical segment Mobile Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 90 °C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
Die size 250 mm
Transistor count 3100 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46D0
Execution Units 32
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 9 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9
USB revision 2.0/3.2

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)