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Intel Core i3 N305 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N305
VS
33 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Intel Core i3 N305
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i3 N305 with 8-cores against the 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 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 (4)

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 7520U 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 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 N305
vs
Ryzen 5 7520U

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 +5%
1339
Ryzen 5 7520U
1270
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 N305 +25%
5277
Ryzen 5 7520U
4219
File compression 447.7 MB/sec 394.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 41.7 Klines/sec 27 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 123.7 pages/sec 91.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 162.8 Mpixels/sec 127.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 167.4 pages/sec 114.6 pages/sec
Background blur 25 images/sec 23 images/sec
Photo processing 42.1 images/sec 38.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.03 Mpixels/sec 7.38 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 789 & 1108 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 N305
2040
Ryzen 5 7520U +16%
2376
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 N305 +5%
9377
Ryzen 5 7520U
8925
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 30.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 21.9 GOps/sec 14.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 23M Primes/sec 20M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 13.8M Strings/sec 14.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.6 GBytes/sec 6.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 111 MBytes/sec 132 MBytes/sec
Physics 527 Frames/sec 432 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 5.7B Matrices/sec 6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1152 & 1843 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 N305 +14%
58.26
Ryzen 5 7520U
51.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.1 PPW 18.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 351.8 PPW 281.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 625.1 PPW 595 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.88 PPW 3.41 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
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-13 (Aleman82)GeekBench1264 / 3791
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Kbzabeto82)GeekBench1264 / 3791
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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (kot99)GeekBench1444 / 4688
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 N305 and AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 September 22, 2022
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
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#174th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 4
P-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (P) - 2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.3 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 28x
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 105Β°C 95Β°C

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 5 7520U
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 5 7520U 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 5 7520U or Intel Core i3 N305?
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RRr March 9, 2025 at 06:54 PM
How a i3-N305 (with the same N-suffix used on Celerons), is cheaper, has the double of cores and can pass out the Ryzen 5 branded CPU? TL;DR: AMD should call this CPU as a Ryzen 3.
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Y.tec March 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I actually don't know why a similar release date of i3 and R5 will have that similar performance , the i3 n305 is already weaker than i3 1215u. So the I3 N305 is definitely, better πŸ‘, I've tried, performs pretty good in Roblox gaming, no lag, and it costs real cheap, like 160 usd.TRY IT
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Abhi February 25, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I would choose the i3 n3050 because it is cheaper in my country and has superior integrated graphics. However, it's worth noting that the 7520u does perform better in terms of single-core performance.
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Me-she July 12, 2024 at 09:04 PM
$300 for Intel Core i3-N3050 with 8GB/128GB and $500 for AMD Ryzen 5 7250U with 16GB/512GB. Or, just go for an Intel Core i3-1215U or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U for $300-$500. :3
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