i3-N305 vs Ryzen 9 7900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7900
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
30.71
+389%
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i3-N305 by a whopping 389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1341073
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency44.7139.62
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date14 January 2023 (1 year ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7900 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed3.7 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 71 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °Cno data
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7900 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475VIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes249
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 9 7900 30.71
+389%
i3-N305 6.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 7900 48777
+389%
i3-N305 9980

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 7900 8339
+47.6%
i3-N305 5651

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 7900 60934
+133%
i3-N305 26169

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 7900 19451
+114%
i3-N305 9081

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 9 7900 2.98
+1100%
i3-N305 35.77

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 7900 45
+300%
i3-N305 11

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 7900 4020
+385%
i3-N305 829

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 7900 315
+91.3%
i3-N305 165

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 7900 3.68
+79.5%
i3-N305 2.05

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 7900 21.5
+291%
i3-N305 5.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 7900 10154
+201%
i3-N305 3377

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 7900 207
+270%
i3-N305 56

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 7900 356
+75.5%
i3-N305 203

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7900 17880
+285%
i3-N305 4644

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 7900 125
i3-N305 589
+371%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7900 2203
+106%
i3-N305 1071

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 7900 7936
+93.3%
i3-N305 4105

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 7900 112881
+431%
i3-N305 21239

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 7900 366
+97.4%
i3-N305 185

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 7900 2322
+164%
i3-N305 881

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 7900 302
+108%
i3-N305 145

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 7900 199
i3-N305 1199
+502%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.71 6.28
Integrated graphics card 4.43 5.58
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 7900 has a 389% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has 26% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N305 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 7900 is a desktop processor while Core i3-N305 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7900 and Core i3-N305, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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