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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i3-N305

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-N305
36.9Inno Score
46.3Single-core31.4
36.7Multi-core28
47.1Efficiencyspec-based75.3
46.3iGPU34.1
49.9Platformspec-based30.5
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-N305

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H wins this laptop processor face-off, 43.6 to 36.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+15) and iGPU (+12). 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 5600H

  • Stronger single-core score: 46 vs 31
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 28
  • Stronger iGPU score: 46 vs 34
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-N305

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-N305
Announced20212023
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W+54%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-N305
Cores68+33%
Performance cores60
Efficiency cores—8
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+83%1.8 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz+11%3.8 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-N305
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-N305
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HIntel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860+46%Bottom 16%1,274Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400+58%Bottom 21%4,681Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420+44%Bottom 22%983Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900+96%Bottom 38%5,049Bottom 13%
PassMark16,345+75%Bottom 35%9,350Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+73%Bottom 35%567Bottom 23%

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