Core i3-N305 vs Athlon 3000G

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1561	959
Place by popularity	not in top-100	31
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.77	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Alder Lake-N
Release date	21 November 2019 (4 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$49	no data
Current price	$165 (3.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2?	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB?	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i3-N305 outperforms Athlon 3000G by 125% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.90	6.53
Integrated graphics card	2.97
Recency	21 November 2019	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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