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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-N305

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-N305
36.9Inno Score
37.7Single-core31.4
31.8Multi-core28
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
46.3iGPU34.1
36.9Platformspec-based30.5
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-N305

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U wins this laptop processor face-off, 43 to 36.9, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+12) and single-core (+6). Intel Core i3-N305 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • Stronger single-core score: 38 vs 31
  • Stronger multi-core score: 32 vs 28
  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 34
  • 73% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 980 vs 567
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-N305

  • 40% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 25 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305
Announced20212023
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W35 W+40%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305
Cores68+33%
Performance cores60
Efficiency cores—8
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2.1 GHz+17%1.8 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz+5%3.8 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Max memory—16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517+19%Bottom 9%1,274Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872+25%Bottom 12%4,681Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172+19%Bottom 14%983Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209+43%Bottom 24%5,049Bottom 13%
PassMark12,592+35%Bottom 24%9,350Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+73%Bottom 35%567Bottom 23%

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