Intel Core i3-N305 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i N300 AMD Ryzen 5000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Ryzen
• Generation
  13 4
• Predecessor
  - AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Form Factor
  - Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Series
  - Ryzen 5000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  1.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Core Configuration
  8x Gracemont 6x
• CPU Cores
  8 6
• CPU Threads
  8 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  3.2 GHz -
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  - 4.2 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  32 -
• Generation
  11 -
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 None
• GPU Turbo
  1300 MHz -
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB -
• Release date
  Q4/2021 -
• Shader
  256 -
• Technology
  10 nm -

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 64 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR4
• PCIe
  4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0
• System Memory Specification
  - 3200

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-N305 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 90 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 65 W
• TDP down
  - 45 W
• Default TDP
  - 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-N305 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake N Vermeer (Zen 3)
• Chip design
  Monolithic -
• Documents
  - Technical data sheet
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  2 MB 3 MB
• L3-Cache
  6 MB 32 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
• Release date
  Q4/2022 2022-04-04
• Socket
  BGA AM4
• Technology
  10 nm TSMC 7nm FinFET
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Codename
  - Vermeer
• L1-Cache
  - 0.375 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  - 100-100000927BOX
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  - 100-000000927
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  - AMD Wraith Stealth