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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Intel Core i3-N305

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
48.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-N305
36.9Inno Score
48.2Single-core31.4
33.9Multi-core28
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU34.1
49.9Platformspec-based30.5
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-N305

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.6 to 36.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+17) and multi-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 7530U

  • Stronger single-core score: 48 vs 31
  • Stronger multi-core score: 34 vs 28
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 59% higher PassMark: 14,896 vs 9,350

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-N305

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-N305
Announced20232023
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-N305
Cores68+33%
Performance cores60
Efficiency cores—8
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2 GHz+11%1.8 GHz
Boost clock4.5 GHz+18%3.8 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-N305
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-N305
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UIntel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 6 (single)1,991+56%Bottom 20%1,274Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,067+51%Bottom 20%4,681Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,435+46%Bottom 25%983Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,985+38%Bottom 21%5,049Bottom 13%
PassMark14,896+59%Bottom 31%9,350Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—567Bottom 23%

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