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Intel Core i3-N300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
Intel Core i3-N300
Intel Core i3-N300
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-N300 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-N300 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 7 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    7 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-N300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    537 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    319 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    455 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    254 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    159 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i N300 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 4
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 8 left arrow 6 / 12
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Cores
    8x Gracemont left arrow 6x
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow --
  • Shader
    256 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    11 left arrow --
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow --
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 16 left arrow 3.0 x 24
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-N300 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    7 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i3-N300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake N left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q2/2022
  • Documents
    -- left arrow Technical data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-N300 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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