i3-N305 vs PRO A8-9600B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A8-9600B
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.44
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28
+336%

Core i3-N305 outperforms PRO A8-9600B by a whopping 336% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21891073
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency9.0939.62
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600B 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

PRO A8-9600B 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 PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics
iGPU core count6no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A8-9600B 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 PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes89
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.

PRO A8-9600B 1.44
i3-N305 6.28
+336%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2292
i3-N305 9980
+335%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2336
i3-N305 5651
+142%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 5703
i3-N305 26169
+359%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2930
i3-N305 9081
+210%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 16.76
+113%
i3-N305 35.77

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.

PRO A8-9600B 2
i3-N305 11
+372%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

PRO A8-9600B 203
i3-N305 829
+308%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

PRO A8-9600B 71
i3-N305 165
+132%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 0.84
i3-N305 2.05
+144%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1.5
i3-N305 5.5
+267%

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.

PRO A8-9600B 1444
i3-N305 3377
+134%

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.  

PRO A8-9600B 13
i3-N305 56
+320%

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.  

PRO A8-9600B 70
i3-N305 203
+189%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 6.28
Recency 1 June 2016 3 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8

i3-N305 has a 336.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-N305 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-9600B in performance tests.


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