i3-N305 vs E-450

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Aggregate performance score

E-450
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.48
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28
+1208%

Core i3-N305 outperforms E-450 by a whopping 1208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing E-450 and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29101074
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD E-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.5239.60
Architecture codenameZacate (2011−2013)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date22 August 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

E-450 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)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.65 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size75 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on E-450 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
SocketFT1 BGA 413-BallFCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-VIntel® 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

E-450 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 E-450 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 E-450 and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-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 HD 6320Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E-450 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by E-450 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 E-450 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 E-450 and Core i3-N305.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
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.

E-450 0.48
i3-N305 6.28
+1208%

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.

E-450 765
i3-N305 9980
+1205%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

E-450 1063
i3-N305 5651
+432%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

E-450 2021
i3-N305 26169
+1195%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

E-450 1035
i3-N305 9081
+778%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

E-450 64.5
i3-N305 35.77
+80.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

E-450 1
i3-N305 11
+1727%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

E-450 0.32
i3-N305 2.05
+541%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

E-450 0.1
i3-N305 5.5
+6011%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

E-450 489
i3-N305 3377
+591%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

E-450 3
i3-N305 56
+1834%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

E-450 16
i3-N305 203
+1153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 6.28
Integrated graphics card 0.38 5.58
Recency 22 August 2011 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 15 Watt

i3-N305 has a 1208.3% higher aggregate performance score, 1368.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-N305 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-450 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between E-450 and Core i3-N305, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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