i3-N305 vs Athlon Gold 7220U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.04
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.39
+110%

Core i3-N305 outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16371062
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)no data
Power efficiency18.8239.57
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size100 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP6FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes49
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon Gold 7220U 3.04
i3-N305 6.39
+110%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon Gold 7220U 4740
i3-N305 9965
+110%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Gold 7220U 2159
i3-N305 4644
+115%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 6.39
Integrated graphics card 2.85 5.58
Recency 20 September 2022 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8

i3-N305 has a 110.2% higher aggregate performance score, 95.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-N305 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 7220U and Core i3-N305, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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