i3-N305 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.21
+445%
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Core i3-N305 by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1131074
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Power efficiency58.8339.60
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache1 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache64 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 configurationno data1
SocketFL1FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® 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+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 7940HX and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, 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 610M (400 - 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 7940HX and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 7940HX 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 7940HX and Core i3-N305.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
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 7940HX 34.21
+445%
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 7940HX 54339
+444%
i3-N305 9980

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7940HX 16094
+240%
i3-N305 4727

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.21 6.28
Integrated graphics card 2.85 5.58
Recency 17 January 2024 3 January 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 444.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has 95.8% faster integrated GPU, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N305 in performance tests.


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