i3-N305 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.42
+50%
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U outperforms Core i3-N305 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8121074
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency59.4339.62
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® 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+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes169
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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 9.42
+50%
i3-N305 6.28

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 14970
+50.1%
i3-N305 9976

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U 5548
+17.4%
i3-N305 4727

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.42 6.28
Integrated graphics card 7.47 5.58
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8

Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, 33.9% faster integrated GPU, and 50% more threads.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N305 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U and Core i3-N305, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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