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Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i3-N305. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9500
Intel Core i5-9500
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-N305
Intel Core i3-N305

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9500 or Intel Core i3-N305? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-9500 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i3-N305 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    662 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    205 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    309 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    386 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    545 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    818 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    21 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    159 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    446 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    978 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-N305 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    523 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    564 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    538 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    521 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Core i N300
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8500 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10500 left arrow --
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.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 630 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2021
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-N305 and Intel Core i5-9500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9500 and Intel Core i3-N305 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9500 and Intel Core i5-9500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Alder Lake N
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow BGA
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9500 and Intel Core i3-N305.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1168
Intel Core i5-9500
1025
Intel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4736
Intel Core i5-9500
4420
Intel Core i3-N305
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
422
Intel Core i5-9500
665
Intel Core i3-N305
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
12449
Intel Core i5-9500
10430
Intel Core i3-N305

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