Intel Core i3 N305 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 N305, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 N305 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
1018
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1541
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
4411
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11838
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
92
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
607
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
2149
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3363
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
9843
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21869
Integer Math34 GOps/s71.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math22.7 GOps/s39.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search24 M primes/s133 M primes/s
Random String Sort14.7 M strings/s26.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption8 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression114.8 MB/s252.4 MB/s
Physics574 frames/s1318 frames/s
Extended Instructions58 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
1339
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 N305
5277
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File Compression447.7 MB/s954.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation41.7 KLines/s66.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser123.7 pages/s169 pages/s
PDF Rendering162.8 MP/sec245 MP/sec
Text Processing167.4 pages/s213.5 pages/s
Background Blur25 frames/s47.2 frames/s
Photo Processing42.1 frames/s68.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing7.03 MP/sec16 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 N305
58.26
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 351.8 PPW 140.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 656.2 PPW 336.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 9.3 PPW
Blender / W 3.88 PPW 2.41 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 3, 2023 October, 8, 2020
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i3-N305 n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores n/a 6
Threads n/a 12
Frequency n/a 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.9 GHzn/a
General
Cores count86
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier18x37x
L1 cache96 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 9-15 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 88 W
Socket BGA-1744 AM4
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
DDR4-3200
Max Size 16 GB 128 GB
Channels 1 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 9 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600X the clear winner in this comparison.

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