Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs i3-N305

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
2024
8 cores / 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c threads, 28 Watt
14.11
+125%

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Core i3-N305 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1073522
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency39.6247.69
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$309no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed0.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data54 MHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per module)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1264FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsAMD Radeon 880M
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes9no data
USB revision2.0/3.2no data

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.

i3-N305 6.28
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.11
+125%

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.

i3-N305 9980
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22406
+125%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-N305 4644
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 10661
+130%

7-Zip Single

i3-N305 4105
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 5417
+32%

7-Zip

i3-N305 21239
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 52491
+147%

CrossMark Overall

i3-N305 881
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 1676
+90.2%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i3-N305 145
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 254
+74.8%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i3-N305 1199
+209%
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 388

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i3-N305 4727
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 12344
+161%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i3-N305 1318
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 2699
+105%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.28 14.11
Integrated graphics card 5.58 20.07
Recency 3 January 2023 1 October 2024
Threads 8 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

i3-N305 has -50% more threads, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 124.7% higher aggregate performance score, 259.7% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N305 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-N305 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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