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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Intel Core i3-N305

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-N305
36.9Inno Score
48.4Single-core31.4
36.8Multi-core28
81.9Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU34.1
52.9Platformspec-based30.5
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U0 spec wins — Intel Core i3-N305

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.2 to 36.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+17) and multi-core (+9). 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 7 7730U

  • Stronger single-core score: 48 vs 31
  • Stronger multi-core score: 37 vs 28
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 111% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 10,654 vs 5,049

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-N305

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-N305
Announced20232023
Process7 nm+30%10 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP—35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-N305
Cores88
Performance cores80
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+100%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 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-N305
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-N305
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Intel Core i3-N305
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UIntel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976+55%Bottom 19%1,274Bottom 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013+50%Bottom 19%4,681Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455+48%Bottom 28%983Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654+111%Bottom 43%5,049Bottom 13%
PassMark16,909+81%Bottom 39%9,350Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—567Bottom 23%

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