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Intel Core i3 N305 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N305
VS
32 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
Intel Core i3 N305
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i3 N305 with 8-cores against the 2.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 7320U with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7320U and N305
Advantages of Intel Core i3 N305
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • More than 10ยฐ C higher critical temperature
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1339 vs 1184 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 6 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 N305
vs
Ryzen 3 7320U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i3 N305 +13%
1339
Ryzen 3 7320U
1184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 N305 +35%
5277
Ryzen 3 7320U
3912
File compression 447.7 MB/sec 348.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 41.7 Klines/sec 25.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 123.7 pages/sec 83.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 162.8 Mpixels/sec 115.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 167.4 pages/sec 110.3 pages/sec
Background blur 25 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Photo processing 42.1 images/sec 38.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.03 Mpixels/sec 6.68 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 789 & 612 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 N305
2040
Ryzen 3 7320U +12%
2290
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 N305 +11%
9377
Ryzen 3 7320U
8411
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 28.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 21.9 GOps/sec 13.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 23M Primes/sec 19M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 13.8M Strings/sec 13.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.6 GBytes/sec 5.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 111 MBytes/sec 124.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 527 Frames/sec 413 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 5.7B Matrices/sec 5.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1152 & 934 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 N305 +56%
58.26
Ryzen 3 7320U
37.36

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.1 PPW 16 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 351.8 PPW 260.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 625.1 PPW 560.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.88 PPW 2.49 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 N305
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-13 (Aleman82)GeekBench1264 / 3791
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Kbzabeto82)GeekBench1264 / 3791
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AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-05 (Vikrant)GeekBench1320 / 3943
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 N305 and AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 January 5, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Mendocino)
Model number i3-N305 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i3 1305U
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#178th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 4
P-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (P) - 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 18x 24x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 9-15 W (configurable) 15 W
Socket BGA-1744 FP6
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 95ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 N305 +20%
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 3 7320U
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800		 - LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 N305 official page AMD Ryzen 3 7320U official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 4

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U or Intel Core i3 N305?
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Anonymous November 17, 2023 at 04:41 PM
The N305 is clearly the winner, boasting more cores, superior virtual threading, and virtual machining. We're also hoping to achieve better benchmarks here. These specs are based on single-channel memory. However, N305 laptops utilize dual-channel memory. The 7320U, on the other hand, has essentially been downsized from Ryzen to Athlon, designed to conserve power and be cost-effective. It provides only soldered or single-channel memory.
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Hkvc September 25, 2023 at 04:45 PM
Not sure what AMD was thinking when they decided to have only 2CU and devolve rather than evolve.
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