Intel Core i3-N305 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N305 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N305

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2204 vs 1984
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9962 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 22 Sep 2020
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2204 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 9962 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N305
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2204
1984
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9962
5682
Name Intel Core i3-N305 AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark 2204 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 9962 5682

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N305 AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Zen+
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 22 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating 1078 1252
Processor Number i3-N305
Series Intel Core i3 Processor N-series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM350CC4T4MFG

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 768 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz 2400 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 Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 8

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics image quality

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
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 FP5
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
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

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